Can a Vehicle Search Incident to Arrest Include the Trunk?

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 28, 2014.

In Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332 (2009), the Supreme Court ruled that a motor vehicle may be searched incident to the arrest of a recent occupant “only if [1] the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search or [2] it is reasonable to believe the vehicle ... Read more

The post Can a Vehicle Search Incident to Arrest Include the Trunk? appeared first on North Carolina Criminal Law.