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California VS Acevedo
Argued: January 8, 1991
Decided: May 30, 1991
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."
The case has not been superseded.
Case Description:
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 and searched the bag, finding marijuana.
CALIFORNIA v.
ACEVEDO
by: Caroline Harris