State v. Atkinson

*3PETERSON, C. J.

The issue in this case is whether a police inventory of the contents of an impounded automobile without a search warrant violated defendant’s right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures as guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions.1

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A person called the police during early morning hours to report a man acting suspiciously in the neighborhood. The police patrolled the neighborhood and found an unattended car the suspect may have been driving. With some police remaining at the car, others continued to check the area in an attempt to find the suspect. In…