State v. Hudson

This case concerns the admissibility of contraband evidence discovered during a weapons frisk and seized without a warrant from Defendant David Hudson’s coat pockets. Before trial Hudson moved to suppress the evidence, asserting a violation of his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. At the suppression hearing, the arresting officer testified that he immediately recognized the contraband as cocaine through his sense of touch. The State argued that the evidence should be admitted under a "plain feel” exception to the warrant requirement. Video Tape Recorded…