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People v. Nash

Citations

  • 947 N.E.2d 350
  • 409 Ill. App. 3d 342
  • 349 Ill. Dec. 713
  • 2011 Ill. App. LEXIS 311

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “An impoundment must either be supported by probable cause or be consistent with the police role as ‘caretaker’ of the streets and completely unrelated to an ongoing criminal investigation.”
  • inventory search proper because impoundment of vehicle mandated by traffic laws
  • impoundment of the vehicle upon the defendant’s arrest was proper because the teenage passenger did not offer proof that she had a valid driver’s license and liability insurance on the vehicle to lawfully remove the car from the scene
  • describing standards for impoundment and inventory searches
  • describing standards for impoundment and inventory searches

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Judges: Burke, Bowman

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