TX14: Inventory of def’s vehicle proper even though his mother was called to pick it up

Despite the fact the officer called defendant’s mother about picking up his vehicle after his DUI arrest and gave her 15 minutes to get there, the officer could inventory the vehicle while waiting in case she didn’t show rather than wait for her then inventory. She did arrive, but the inventory was not suppressed. Jackson v. State, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 5360 (Tex. App. – Houston (14th Dist.) May 28, 2015).

Defendant’s car was backed into a parking space at night in a dimly lit parking lot and he quickly got out of the car when officers approached. The front license plate was missing, so it was suspected stolen. Concerns for the safety of the woman left in the car justified the intrusion. Then a weapon was seen in plain view. State v. Young, 2015-Ohio-2006, 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 1934 (10th Dist. May 26, 2015).*

Defendant consented to an entry of his home for a welfare check for his missing girlfriend. Her keys were in his house, and he consented to their taking and being used. Her body was found in her trunk. State v. Bruce, 2015 S.C. LEXIS 194 (May 27, 2015).*