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· 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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