State v. Hyland

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

In this case we consider whether consent given to “look inside” a suitcase found in the trunk of an automobile stopped for speeding is sufficient in scope to permit a law enforcement officer to inspect the contents of that suitcase by lifting articles of clothing. The trial court found the search did not exceed the scope of the consent and overruled the defendant’s motion to suppress. A bare majority of the Court of Appeals, Southern District, en banc, reversed. We granted transfer, Mo. Const. Art. Y, § 10, and now affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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