Vassar v. State

VOIGT, Justice.

[11] The appellant, Peter B. Vassar, appeals from the denial of his suppression motion. The district court found that a law enforcement officer properly seized a wooden "marijuana stash box" from the appellant's automobile pursuant to the "plain view" doe-trine. The district court also upheld the officer's search of the wooden stash box (wherein the officer observed marijuana residue and smelled the odor of marijuana) and the subsequent search of the automobile's contents. We affirm.

ISSUES

[12] The issues presented in this appeal are as follows:

1. Whether a law enforcement…