MEISTER v. STATE

No. 68S04-1009-CV-510.

933 N.E.2d 875 (2010)

Virginia MEISTER, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana and the City of Union City, Indiana, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale W. Arnett , Winchester, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Kathy J. Bradley , Elizabeth Rogers , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 68A04-0604-CV-196

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Virginia Meister's truck was ordered forfeited after drugs and paraphernalia were discovered in it during a warrantless search following her son's arrest for driving it on a suspended license. The Court of Appeals originally determined that the search did not violate the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement because it was "incident to a valid arrest." The...

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