STATE v. WATKINS


827 S.W.2d 293 (1992)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. George Prince WATKINS, Jr., Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

March 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hughie Ragan, Jackson, for defendant/appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Joel W. Perry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff/appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether the warrantless police search of an automobile passenger compartment violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. That question turns on whether the search was incident to a lawful arrest or was an unreasonable inventory search. The defendant, George Prince Watkins, Jr., was convicted of possession of an electrical device...

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