State v. Erbele

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the trial court’s order suppressing evidence seized in the search of an automobile following the Defendant’s arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). The trial court suppressed the seizure of the Defendant’s ignition keys. The State argues the suppression of this evidence was improper. We reverse and remand.

On November 3, 1995, Steve Spitzer, a McIntosh County resident, contacted State Radio reporting a car had left the road approximately three quarters of a mile from his farmhouse. Responding to this call, Steve Delzer, McIntosh County…