Fair v. State

GIVAN, Justice,

diésenting.

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion in this case. The facts set out in the majority opinion indicate probable cause for the officer to make an inventory search of the vehicle. The officer had been called to the Vantage Point Apartment complex in response to a complaint that shots had been fired.

*437When he arrived, he observed appellant placing a cylindrical object in the trunk of the car. He approached appellant and in a pat-down search found six 20-gauge shotgun shells He also determined that appellant was intoxicated. Appellant informed him that the…