State v. Jones, 151 Idaho 943

Jones was stopped for reckless driving and placed under arrest.
During the arrest, Jones admitted possessing a meth pipe and a small amount of marijuana.
A search incident to arrest yielded the pipe and marijuana.
Jones was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Jones moved to suppress the evidence, arguing Fourth Amendment and Idaho Constitution violations because the arrest for reckless driving was invalid.
The district court denied the motion to suppress; Jones entered a conditional guilty plea reserving the right to appeal the denial.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Authority to arrest for reckless driving	Jones: arrest lacked authority under Idaho law.	Jones: arrest authority exists under 49-1405 and 49-1407; separate grants.	Arrest authorized; valid under statutes.
Relation between 49-1405(2) and 49-1407	Jones: subsection (2) limited by 49-1407.	State: they are separate authorities; no restriction.	49-1405 and 49-1407 provide separate authority for arrests; not restricted as argued.
Lenity application to 49-1405	Jones: ambiguous statute should be resolved in her favor.	State: context shows clear statutory intent; lenity not required.	Lenity not triggered; statute interpreted in context to reflect clear intent.

State v. Diaz, 144 Idaho 300, 160 P.3d 739 (2007) (searches of person without a warrant require a recognized exception)
State v. LeClercq, 149 Idaho 905, 243 P.3d 1093 (Ct.App.2010) (outline of warrantless search exceptions)
United States v. Edwards, 415 U.S. 800, 94 S. Ct. 1234 (Sup. Ct. 1974) (search incident to lawful arrest exception)
State v. Foster, 127 Idaho 723, 905 P.2d 1032 (Ct.App.1995) (authority to arrest for certain offenses)
State v. Foldesi, 131 Idaho 778, 963 P.2d 1215 (Ct.App.1998) (arrest authority for misdemeanor traffic offenses; separation of statutes)
State v. Reyes, 139 Idaho 502, 80 P.3d 1103 ( Ct.App.2003) (statutory interpretation standards)
State v. Rhode, 133 Idaho 459, 988 P.2d 685 (Ct.App.1999) (statutory interpretation and intent)
State v. Burnight, 132 Idaho 654, 978 P.2d 214 (Ct.App.1999) (interpretation of related statutes)
State v. Escobar, 134 Idaho 387, 3 P.3d 65 (Ct.App.2000) (contextual statutory interpretation)
State v. Barnes, 133 Idaho 378, 987 P.2d 290 (Ct.App.1999) (consolidated reading of related statutes)
State v. Doe, 140 Idaho 271, 92 P.3d 521 (Ct.App.2004) (constitutional issue avoided when non-constitutional grounds exist)