Human Rights Defense Center v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

How courts have described this case

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• holding that warrantless search can be accomplished with legitimate stop short of arrest if there is probable cause to believe contraband in vehicle
• holding that stop of vehicle based on probable cause justifies search of every part of vehicle that may conceal object of search
• holding that stop of vehicle based on probable cause justifies search of every part of vehicle that may conceal object of search
• holding that a warrantless search of a vehicle is reasonable if the officer has probable cause to believe it contains contraband
• holding that, if there is probable cause to search a movable vehicle, a warrantless search does not violate the Fourth Amendment
• recognizing that “an immediate intrusion” “of an automobile in transit” is not unreasonable “in cases involving the transportation of contraband goods.”

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