The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.
This case arises on the parties' cross-petitions for review. The State takes issue with the Court of Appeals majority's ruling that police were not permitted to search a cigarette pack seized from the defendant out of a concern for officer safety, necessitating reversal of defendant Vicki L. Johnson's conviction for possession of cocaine. Johnson challenges the existence of reasonable suspicion to justify continuation...
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