Defendant was stopped for a traffic offense and the officer quickly had suspicion of DUI. The defendant\u2019s prior drug arrests coupled with information about alleged recent drug dealing supported the frisk. Defendant also consented to the search of his car, and he abandoned heroin on the side of the road. The vehicle was properly inventoried for lack of a driver. The fact that the defendants “works” [my word] were left off the inventory did not require suppression Motion to suppress denied. United States v. Seman, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57550 (N.D. W.Va. June 10, 2010)*:<\/p>\n
The defendant argues that certain items seized, including a dirty spoon and hypodermic needle were not listed on the inventory sheet (although apparently listed on the officer’s incident report). Given the purposes of the inventory search, this is not surprising. These items would not fall within the items to be protected from theft by the inventory search.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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