RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.
The state appeals an order suppressing drugs found in defendant's purse during the investigation of a traffic accident. The state contends that the officer lawfully entered defendant's car and opened her purse pursuant to his community caretaking function and that the contraband in plain view could be lawfully seized. We affirm.
Deputy Sheriff Cole arrived at the accident scene and found an overturned van and emergency medical...
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