State v. Smiter

¶ 1. Tracy Smiter appeals from a judgment, entered after he pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. He argues, pursuant to Arizona v. Gant, _U.S. _, 129 S. Ct. 1710 (2009),1 that police officers illegally searched his vehicle after arresting him for possession of marijuana, and that the circuit court erred when it denied his motion to suppress the additional drugs discovered during the search. Because we conclude that the police officers "reasonably] . . . believe[d] the vehicle contained] evidence of the offense of arrest," that is, possession of marijuana, we affirm.…