State v. Dawson

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant contends that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the paper bag and its contents of lottery tickets and money found in defendant’s car. He contends that the contents of the bag should not have been admitted into evidence because they were obtained by an unreasonable search.

In a voir dire examination, the court made the following relevant findings of fact which are supported by competent evidence. On 1 September 1972, police officers stopped defendant pursuant to a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon. Defendant requested that one of the…