Hawaii Supreme Court· 9/9/1983

State v. Joyner

Citations

669 P.2d 152
66 Haw. 543
1983 Haw. LEXIS 154

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holding that defendant retained reasonable expectation of privacy in vinyl athletic bag, and warrantless search of contents of two folded wallets found after opening zipped clutch purse inside bag—deemed “a veritable Easter egg hunt”—violated article I, section 7 of Hawaii Constitution
where defendant remained silent when asked by police who owned the bag, and where there were other indicia of defendant’s ownership, the court found no abandonment
no abandonment when defendant forced to choose between expectation of privacy and right against self-incrimination
defendant’s silence when police asked about the ownership of a bag did not constitute an intent to abandon it
no abandonment when defendant forced to choose between expectation of privacy and right against self-incrimination
illegal search of athletic bag and purse

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Judges: Lum, Nakamura, Padgett, Hayashi, Heen

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