State v. O'Neill

Defendant Matthew Glynn O’Neill was parked in the parking lot of a closed business that had been recently burglarized when a police officer approached and, among other things, asked him for identification. O’Neill responded that he had been driving while his license was revoked and gave the officer what turned out to be a false name. The officer asked O’Neill to step out of the vehicle. When O’Neill complied, the officer saw what he believed to be drug paraphernalia (a “cook spoon”) on the floorboard. The officer then repeatedly asked for consent to search the car. O’Neill eventually agreed…