United States v. Arturo Torres and Ramon R. Vargas-Hernandez, Also Known as Ramon Vargas

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• upholding search where officer used screwdriver to release six screws and allow removal of the cover of a wooden compartment
• relying .on the breadth of consent given to search “any part, compartment, or trunk of the vehicle and the contents of any object or container found therein”
• upholding search where police unscrewed six screws to look inside wooden box
• suspect stood by silently as officer requested, obtained, and used a screwdriver to open the box
• “A legitimate expectation of privacy is an expecta- tion . . . which society is prepared to recognize as reason- able.” (quoting United States v. Tobin, 890 F.2d 319, 324 (11th Cir. 1989))
• where defendant authorized entry and search of the motor vehicle and trailer, did not allege his box or trailer was damaged, and he did not timely object to the search of the container, court held police search did not exceed scope of defendant's consent

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