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Warrantless Searches: Vehicle Exception

By Baker Associates

As discussed in some of our previous blogs, searches of persons or property by law enforcement officials are generally considered to be invasions of privacy and will be considered unconstitutional (meaning evidence gathered from the searches may be inadmissible in court) unless the law enforcement official conducting the search has obtained a search warrant by demonstrating probable cause that the search will uncover evidence of criminal activity. However, there are several legally recognized exceptions that allow searches to be conducted without search warrants where certain conditions exist. One of these exceptions is known as the ?vehicle exception? to the search warrant requirement. The vehicle exception allows a law enforcement official to conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle if the officer has probable cause to believe evidence of a crime will be found in the vehicle and external circumstances exist that necessitate an immediate search of the vehicle...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on January 08, 2010 (boomark / email).