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· 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

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

  • 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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