Under what circumstances can police search a vehicle without a warrant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lawrence, B276480 (Cal. App. 2017):
police have probable cause to believe an automobile contains contraband or evidence they may search the automobile and the containers within it without a warrant.' " (People v. Waxler (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 712, 718 (Waxler).) Under this exception, " ' " '[i]f probable cause justifies the search of a lawfully stopped vehicle, it justifies the search of every part of the vehicle and its contents that may conceal the object of the search.' " ' " (Id. at p. 719.)
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