State v. Dawson

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAMURA, J.

A computer cheek for warrants revealed an outstanding warrant for Defendant-Appellant Edward S. Dawson (Dawson). Upon encountering Dawson, a police officer detained Dawson for a few minutes to confirm that the physical paper warrant was still in the files of law enforcement. During this detention, the officer observed Dawson remove a glass pipe, commonly used to smoke crystal methamphetamine, from Dawson’s pocket and place it in a nearby package. Once the outstanding warrant was confirmed, Dawson was arrested on the outstanding warrant and for possession of…