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· 4/27/1942

City of Forsyth v. Mountain States Power Co.

Citations

  • 127 F.2d 583
  • 1942 U.S. App. LEXIS 4769

How courts have described this case

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  • stating police may conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle incident to an arrest where they reasonably believe evidence relevant to the crime can be found inside the vehicle
  • “a vehicle search incident to a recent occupant’s arrest is authorized only when: (1) the arrestee is unsecured and within reaching distance of the vehicle’s passenger compartment at the time of the search; or (2

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Judges: Garrecht, Haney, Healy

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