United States v. Jerry L. Petty

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• finding that a department policy which allowed for police discretion to determine whether a driver was \available\ or a vehicle was \abandoned\ constituted sufficiently standardized procedures
• stating that a policy requiring officers to use their judgment to determine whether a driver is “available” or a car is “abandoned” is sufficiently standardized to satisfy the reasonableness requirement of the Fourth Amendment
• explaining that “testimony can be sufficient to establish police procedures”
• upholding 7 decision to impound a vehicle legally parked in a private lot in an area known for narcotics and prostitution because the officers were concerned about theft or damage
• \Some degree of 'standardized criteria' or 'established routine' must regulate these police actions . . . .\
• \Some degree of'standardized criteria' or 'established routine' must regulate these police actions . . . .\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).