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California v. Acevedo, 1991
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Petition before the Supreme Court
- Plaintiff (California police): argued that the Supreme Court had previously ruled that officers can thoroughly search an automobile if they have probable cause to believe that there's evidence somewhere in the vehicle (U.S. v. Ross)
- Defendant (Acevedo): argued that the Supreme court had previously ruled that officers need a warrant to search a closed container (U.S. v. Chadwick)
Lower Court Verdict:
California Court of Appeal
- Reversed the trial court ruling and said the marijuana should have been suppressed as evidence
- California Supreme Court denied the review the Court of Appeal wanted
- But then U.S. Supreme Court granted the Court of Appeals petition
Lower Court Verdict:
California State Court
- Acevedo convicted with possession of marijuana for sale
- At trial Acevedo made a motion to get rid of the marijuana as evidence because the police didn't have a search warrant
- Trial court denied his motion and he pled guilty and appealed the denial
Facts of the Case
- In California in 1990, Charles Acevedo entered an apartment that the police knew had several packages of marijuana.
- Left shortly after arriving with a paper bag in his hand which looked to be about the same size as the packages of marijuana in the house
- Put the bag in the trunk of his car and when he began to drive away the police pulled him over
- Police proceeded to search the bag and found marijuana
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