POLS 4720 Lecture 11: 11
26 Mar 2018
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Police had probable cause that a suitcase contained marijuana. Police did not stop taxi until it was on the road. Search did not fall under automobile and court said that warrant was required. Sanders deals with container that happened to be in car. Police developed probable cause to search vehicle for drugs. When the police have probable cause to search a car without warrant they may also search any container found during the car search that is large enough to hold evidence for which they are looking . Officers saw acevedo enter an apartment known to contain several packages of marijuana and leave a short time late carrying a paper bag approximately the same sixe as one of the packages. When acevedo put the bag in the trunk of his car and began to drive away, the officer stopped the car, searched, and found marijuana.
