Rose v. State

OPINION

Ronald George Rose was tried before a jury and found guilty of burglary on April 16, 1970. Rose appeals the conviction asserting certain items were improperly admitted into evidence because they were the product of an illegal search and seizure.

On December 25, 1969 a security guard noticed Rose in the guest parking area at the Riviera Plotel. Rose walked to the employee parking area where he examined locks and straps about two gas cans mounted on a jeep, then approached a Dodge vehicle which he began to enter. At that point he was confronted by the security guard, questioned and…