Meister v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Virginia Meister's truck was ordered forfeited after drugs and paraphernalia were discovered in it during a warrantless search following her son's arrest for driving it on a suspended license. The Court of Appeals originally determined that the search did not violate the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement because it was "incident to a valid arrest." The United States Supreme Court granted certiora-ri and remanded the case in light of Arizona v. Gant, — U.S. —, 129 S.Ct. 1710, 173 L.Ed.2d 485 (2009), which concerned vehicle searches accompanying arrests. On remand, the…