Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 2009No. E2006-01038-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, C.J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
We granted this appeal to determine certified questions of law related to a search of a taped package found within a vehicle during a traffic stop. A majority of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress. We conclude that: (1) the detention of the defendant did not exceed the permissible scope of the traffic stop; (2) the defendant validly consented to a search of the vehicle; (3) the scope of the defendant’s consent extended to…
3Cases cited23 opinions
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- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. OdomTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
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