State v. Rodewald

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the police violated defendant’s fourth amendment rights in searching his wallet as part of a search following his arrest on a bench warrant issued after he failed to appear in a family court matter. The search of the wallet resulted in the discovery of a so-called “acid blotter,” which is a blotter soaked with acid, in this case L.S.D., that can be chewed and swallowed. Defendant was thereafter charged with possession of L.S.D. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence and…