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State v. Acosta

Citations

  • 801 P.2d 489
  • 166 Ariz. 254
  • 73 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 30
  • 1990 Ariz. App. LEXIS 363

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that the search of a glove compartment was valid, while the search of the trunk was not valid
  • finding that crossing the dividing line constituted unsafe lane usage
  • finding defendant had out-of-state registration papers in someone else’s name, giving rise to a reasonable belief the vehicle was stolen
  • applying the inevitable discovery doctrine where “evidence would have been discovered inevitably or ultimately”
  • reasonable suspicion to believe car was stolen did not justify officer’s search into door panel
  • “The validity of consent is determined by considering, in light of all the circumstances, whether the consent was voluntary”

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Judges: Ehrlich, Brooks, Taylor

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