United States v. Chadwick
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United States v. Chadwick, 433 U.S. 1
(1977), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that, absent exigency, the warrantless search of double-locked luggage just placed in the trunk of a parked vehicle is a violation of the Fourth Amendment
and not justified under the automobile exception. The court reasoned that while luggage is movable like an automobile, it does not have the lesser expectation of privacy associated with an automobile.
Citing the need for a clear-cut rule, the Supreme Court later overruled this case in California v. Acevedo (1991).
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(1977), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that, absent exigency, the warrantless search of double-locked luggage just placed in the trunk of a parked vehicle is a violation of the Fourth Amendment
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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and not justified under the automobile exception. The court reasoned that while luggage is movable like an automobile, it does not have the lesser expectation of privacy associated with an automobile.
Citing the need for a clear-cut rule, the Supreme Court later overruled this case in California v. Acevedo (1991).
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 433
- Carroll v. United StatesCarroll v. United StatesCarroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which upheld that the warrantless search of an automobile is known as the automobile exception...
, - Arkansas v. Sanders,
- United States v. RossUnited States v. RossUnited States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 , was a search and seizure case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States. The high court was asked to decide if a legal warrantless search of an automobile allows closed containers found in the vehicle to be searched as well...
, - California v. GreenwoodCalifornia v. GreenwoodCalifornia v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home....
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