Court Opinion

ID: 9551023
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:46:43.635311+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:22:54.390072
License: Public Domain

*537OGG, Chief Judge,
dissenting.
I must respectfully dissent. The evidence was in dispute as to whether the car door was open and whether the officer saw the balloon of heroin in plain view from outside the vehicle. Even if he had not seen it until he entered the vehicle, I find nothing improper. The officers had made a valid arrest; there were no licensed drivers to remove the car from the public street; the officers had a right and a duty to take possession of the vehicle. An inventory search would have been reasonable under the circumstances. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the decision of the finder of fact, I would affirm.