Legal Opinion

State v. Heinen

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided August 1, 1988No. 17015PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

The state charged Daniel James Heinen with grand theft by possession of stolen property. Heinen moved to suppress the contents of a briefcase found in his possession at the time of his arrest, claiming the warrantless search by law enforcement officers was illegal. The district court granted the motion and the state appeals. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the order of the district court.

On March 3, 1987, Heinen entered a motel room in Coeur d’Alene and met with an undercover operative employed by Transtector Corporation. 1 In that meeting Heinen allegedly…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. BowmanIdaho Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. State v. WeberIdaho Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. ParkinsonIdaho Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. State v. HawkinsIdaho Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. State v. JulianIdaho Supreme Court · 1996

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