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California Vs. acevedo
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Argument
Should police need a warrant to search a container in a car that otherwise lacks probable cause?
Outcome
6 votes for California
3 votes for Acevedo
Court Statement
"The police may search an automobile and the containers within it where they have probable cause to believe contraband or evidence is contained."
Argued: January 8, 1991
Decided: May 30, 1991
Case Description
The case added to the 4th amendment, which protects unreasonable searches and seizures, by allowing police much broader powers to search vehicles without a warrant.
California police officers witnessed a man named Charles Acevedo entering an apartment containing several packages of marijuana. Acevedo left shortly after carrying a paper bag identical to the packages in the apartment. As he was driving away, the officers stopped him, searched his car, and found the marijuana,