CASSIMATIS, J., March 11, 1981.
This is before the court for disposition of defendant's motion for suppression of evidence obtained in a search of defendant's purse.
The facts are as follows. Defendant was arrested by a store security guard for shoplifting (retail theft). She was taken to a back room and told to empty her purse. Before she complied, however, she took something from her purse and put it in her back pocket. The search of the purse revealed...
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