· 8/1/2002
United States v. John Q. Wesley
Citations
- 293 F.3d 541
- 352 U.S. App. D.C. 264
- 2002 WL 1343464
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the search of a car ashtray was valid pursuant to a lawful arrest, even though the defendant had been handcuffed and placed in a police car
- “[T]he police may search the passenger compartment of the vehicle without regard to whether the occupant was removed and secured at the time of the search.”
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Judges: Sentelle, Garland, Silberman
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