Showing posts with label Supreme Court says police may search even if arrest invalid. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Supreme Court says police may search even if arrest invalid

The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law.The unanimous decision comes in a case from Portsmouth, Va., where city detectives seized crack cocaine from a motorist after arresting him for a traffic ticket [...]

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[Source: War On You