Arizona v. Gant and Searches Incident to Arrest
Published for NC Criminal Law on April 22, 2009.
The Supreme Court decided Arizona v. Gant yesterday. The opinion is available here, and a news article about the case is here. It’s a pretty significant Fourth Amendment case, so let’s unpack it a little bit, and please excuse the long post. When an officer lawfully arrests a suspect, the officer may search the suspect ... Read more
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