I.R.C. v. State

I respectfully dissent. I would reverse the adjudication because the State failed to show that the warrantless search of I.R.C.’s backpack was consensual or was justified by another valid exception to the warrant requirement.

On November 22, 2005, counsel for I.R.C. appeared before the court for a hearing on I.R.C.’s motion to disclose the identity of a confidential informant (Cl). Defense counsel informed the court that he intended to file a motion to suppress and that he wanted to obtain the identity of the informant because the officer based his search of I.R.C. on probable cause stemming…