Reid v. State

The appellant was convicted for the robbery of a drug store and punishment was fixed by the jury at ten years in the state penitentiary. This appeal concerns the legality of a warrantless search of appellant's tool box on his pickup truck. Incriminating evidence was seized during the warrantless search and was introduced by the state over objection. We hold that the search was illegal within the parameters of the Fourth Amendment protection and that appellant's cause must be reversed and remanded for a new trial.

Larry Frank Doss, the state's first witness, testified that he was the owner of…