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· 9/23/1946

Martin v. Clayton

Citations

  • 6 F.R.D. 214
  • 1946 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1604

How courts have described this case

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  • overruling previous case law and joining majority of other states in adopting Belton under state constitution
  • overruling previous case law and joining majority of other states in adopting Belton under state constitution
  • “The Fourth Amendment and Section 14, Article I contain virtually identical language” and “should be harmonized whenever possible.”
  • \Concerns about a possible lack of probable cause to conduct a search in a Belton situation are eased by the fact that probable cause must have been present to arrest the occupant of the vehicle in the first place.\
  • “Concerns about a possible lack of probable cause to conduct a search in a Belton situation are eased by the fact that probable cause must have been present to arrest the occupant of the vehicle in the first place.”

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Judges: Hulbert

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