· 11/22/1989
United States v. Jimmie Calvin Caves, United States of America v. Chloe Kathleen Gorman
Citations
- 890 F.2d 87
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 17573
- 1989 WL 139633
How courts have described this case
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- concluding odor of marijuana on breath and person provided probable cause for police to search vehicle without warrant
- holding the totality of the circumstances, including the smell of marijuana on the defendant’s person, allowed a warrantless search of the defendant’s vehicle based on probable cause
- finding search of arrested person’s purse was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment
- \The Supreme Court has recognized that the odor of an illegal drug can be highly probative in establishing probable cause for a search.\
- \odor of an illegal drug can be highly probative in establishing probable cause for a search\
- “The Supreme Court has recognized that the odor of an illegal drug can be highly probative in establishing probable cause for a search.”
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Judges: Arnold, Henley, Beam
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