NYPD suspected that Sam, a 16-year-old high school student,…
NYPD suspected that Sam, a 16-year-old high school student, had committed a series of burglaries. Officer Adam and Officer Clement went to Sam’s school and asked Patricia Principal to call Sam out of class and to search his backpack. While Officer Adam and Officer Clement waited, Patricia Principal took Sam into the hall and asked to look in the backpack. When Sam refused, Patricia Principal grabbed it, injuring Sam’s shoulder. In the backpack, Patricia Principal found jewelry, which she turned over to Officer Adam and Officer Clement. Officer Adam and Officer Clement believed that the jewelry had been taken in one of the burglaries. Officer Adam and Officer Clement arrested Sam, took him to the police station, and gave him Miranda warnings. Sam has been charged with the burglaries and moved to suppress the use of the jewelry as evidence. How should the court rule?