POLS 4720 Lecture 19: 19
26 Mar 2018
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Us v chadwick, in us v chadwick, the police had probable cause that a person was transporting drugs in a locked footlocker. The footlocker was placed in a vehicle after being transported on a train. The court ruled that a search warrant was needed because there was probable cause for the footlocker and not the car. The court ruled that the defendant had an expectation of privacy in a locked footlocker. The government argues there is no evidence that the framers intended to disturb the established practice of permitting warrantless searches outside the home: we do not agree. Unlike chadwick, the police did not stop the taxi containing the suitcase until it was on the roadway. This search did not fall under the automobile exception and the court ruled similar to chadwick that a search warrant was required: us v ross, police developed probable cause to search a vehicle for drugs.
