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AR: SW not needed for vehicle lawfully impounded

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

A vehicle that was already impounded did not need a search warrant to be searched after the officer discovered a probable altered gas tank and used a fiber optic scope to look inside it, finding marijuana. Lopez v. State, 2009 Ark. App. 750, 2009 Ark. App. LEXIS 958 (November 11, 2009).* CI of pseudo purchases was corroborated by checking area pharmacies for purchases and checking defendant's criminal history, which found drug cases. State v. Gipson, 2009 Ohio 6234, 2009 Ohio App. LEXIS 5237 (3d Dist. November 30, 2009).* Defendant’s stop was with a factual basis for not having a temporary vehicle license, despite the Attorney General’s concession that the stop was invalid and the exclusionary rule applied. People v. Dotson, 2009 Cal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on December 03, 2009 (boomark / email).