Court Opinion

ID: 9797621
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 04:26:09.024204+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:57:40.396239
License: Public Domain

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge,
Specially Concurring.
¶ 1 I specially concur in the opinion as written herein. While the opinion is well written I need to point out my position as it relates to this particular case. This Court, in McGaughey v. State, 2001 OK CR 33, 37 P.3d 130, indicated when a stop is terminated further search or request is illegal. This case does not make a change in Oklahoma law.
¶ 2 This state may have more protection under the Oklahoma Constitution than the United States Constitution. This may well be my position as it relates to search and seizure. When the transcript is read in this case it is clear that there was consent and the consent to search was lawful. There is no evidence of force or a violation of the terms of the consent. The consent must be free and voluntary and not coerced in any way.
¶ 3 My position has not changed. A reasonable stop with proper questions, together with a citation and then a statement by the officer that the party is free to leave is a proper procedure. If after this, an officer asks for consent to search without any coercion and this is given freely and voluntarily, then the consent does not violate the Oklahoma or United States Constitutions.