Arizona Supreme Court

State of Arizona, Appellee v. Alicia Leah Gilstrap, Appellant

August 20, 2014235 Ariz. 296

Summary

The court held that a premises search warrant authorized police to search a purse belonging to an unnamed visitor because the purse was not in her physical possession when found. It adopted a possession test, rejected constructive possession, and affirmed the denial of suppression while vacating the court of appeals’ decision.