U.S. v. Thornton, No. 02-4382 (4th Cir.) (325 F.3d 189) (April 3, 2003) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)
The issue before the Court in this case was whether police officers can legally search an arrestee’s automobile as part of a valid search incident to arrest when the arrestee was not in his automobile when the police officer stopped him. Here, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s refusal ...
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