POLS 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Child Custody, Motor Vehicle Exception

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3600
• Professor: Ethan Boldt

Document Summary

Pols lesson 9: search incident to a lawful arrest. Police may search a suspect"s reaching distance and person when they are being arrested for officer safety and to prevent destruction of evidence by the crime for which the arrestee has been taken into custody. The justification for searches of arrestees emerged in chimel v cali. In a car, this ability is more limited. The authority to undertake a warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest is not limited i. supreme court decision that endorsed warrantless searches for weapons and evidence in the immediate vicinity of people who are lawfully arrested weapons and evidence. To preserve evidence and protect the safety of officer, the arrestee may be searched for: exigent circumstances. Police officers do not have to wait for a warrant if they are in hot pursuit of a suspect. If evidence is very likely to be destroyed if officer waits.