Florida v. White, No. 98-223 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 559; 119 S.Ct. 1555) (May 17, 1999) (Justice Thomas)
Loaded on May 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
May 03, 1999
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In this case the Supreme Court held that "When federal officers have probable cause to believe that an automobile contains contraband, the Fourth Amendment does not require them to obtain a warrant prior to searching the car for and seizing the contraband." (Id., at 563-64). The rationale for this rule ...
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