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Criminal law — Driving under influence — Search and seizure — Curtilage 

Dec 08th, 2023 in by admin

Criminal law — Driving under influence — Search and seizure — Curtilage — Driveway in which officers encountered and detained defendant who was passed out in driver’s seat of running vehicle was not within curtilage of house where driveway was openly visible to street and passers-by, area was not enclosed, and no steps had been taken to protect it from view — Motion to suppress is denied