AZ: Search incident of def’s backpack in next room when he was handcuffed was unreasonable

“The state argues Snyder’s backpack was within his immediate control because it was next to the entrance of the room in the security office where Snyder was detained. According to the state, Snyder could have ‘quickly reached the backpack (notwithstanding the handcuffs) in order to obtain a weapon or destroy evidence.’ We disagree.” State v. Snyder, 2016 Ariz. App. LEXIS 251 (Oct. 7, 2016).

The officer received an anonymous report of an argument between a man and a woman but found nothing to corroborate it when he got to the scene. The stop of defendant’s car was merely on a hunch they were involved. State v. McCarty, 2016 Mo. App. LEXIS 988 (Oct. 4, 2016).*

Defendant’s breath test was constitutionally valid under Birchfield. State v. Navarro, 2016 Ariz. App. LEXIS 250 (Oct. 7, 2016).*

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