J.M. Johnson, J. ¶23 (concurring) — I concur with Justice Alexander’s majority opinion but fear that the opinion could be misconstrued as changing our view that officer and public safety concerns justify searches. I write separately to emphasize that the warrantless search of Mark Joseph Afana’s vehicle incident to the arrest of his passenger clearly would have been constitutional if the arresting officer perceived a threat to…
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