STATE v. BERESFORD

No. 88-248.

592 A.2d 882 (1991)

STATE of Vermont v. John BERESFORD.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

April 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Kelly, Drug Prosecutor, Dept. of State's Attys., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Mikell & Mikell, P.C., Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ.


GIBSON, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of possession of a regulated drug, claiming the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained without consent or warrant from inside a small zipped shaving kit found at the scene of a traffic accident. We reverse.

On May 22, 1987, defendant and a passenger were driving north on Route 116 at a speed of fifty to sixty miles per hour when defendant lost control of his pickup truck. The truck...

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