United States search incident to arrestvehicle search

Arizona v Gant

556 U.S. 332 (2009)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2009

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Fourth Amendment; search incident to arrest of vehicle occupant; must be within reaching distance or reasonable to believe evidence of arrest offence

criminal

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