STATE v. BARROW

A21-0776.

989 N.W.2d 682 (2023)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Amber Kay BARROW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: May 3, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Janelle P. Kendall , Stearns County Attorney, River D. Thelen , Assistant County Attorney, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, for respondent.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Abigail H. Rankin , Assistant Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

Teresa Nelson , American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Elizabeth G. Bentley , Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.


OPINION

Appellant Amber Kay Barrow was a passenger in a car searched by law enforcement without a warrant. As she left the car, Barrow removed her purse from the car, but an officer directed her to leave the purse on the car. The officer searched Barrow's purse and discovered a controlled substance in the purse.

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