Clark v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was one of three men that police officers encountered in a self-storage facility and ordered to the ground. After questioning Defendant about the contents of the black bag he was carrying, Defendant admitted it contained marijuana. A subsequent search revealed methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The officers then searched Defendant's car, which contained marijuana and equipment for manufacturing methamphetamine. The trial court denied Defendant's motion to suppress his confession and the evidence found in the black bag and in his car. The court subsequently convicted Defendant of several drug-related offenses. The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction, holding that Defendant's confession and the evidence leading to his conviction were fruits of an unlawful detention, as the officers' initial stop of Defendant and the subsequent warrantless search of Defendant's bag did not satisfy the requirements of the Fourth Amendment. Remanded.
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