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STATE v. BRANHAM

No. 1 CA-CR 97-0246.

952 P.2d 332 (1997)

191 Ariz. 94

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. William Lee BRANHAM, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Denied March 17, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Woods, Attorney General by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section and Ginger Jarvis, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, for Appellee.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by Lawrence S. Matthew, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for Appellant.

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

William Lee Branham ("defendant") appeals from his conviction on one count of possession of dangerous drugs. We must decide whether a police officer making a legitimate traffic stop may conduct a limited search for the vehicle registration card based solely on the driver's failure to produce it. Because we hold that such a search is not permissible under the Fourth Amendment, we remand with instructions.

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