Criminal Law - Fourth Amendment - Search and Seizure - Scope of Search

Authors

William L. Steiner

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court has held that a search incident to a valid arrest for a traffic violation is not limited to a frisk of the arrestee's outer clothing; the custodial arrest itself gives rise to the authority for a full search, regardless of whether there exists either further evidence of the crime or a belief by the arresting officer that the arrestee is armed or dangerous.

United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218 (1973).

First Page

174

Recommended Citation

William L. Steiner, Criminal Law - Fourth Amendment - Search and Seizure - Scope of Search, 13 Duq. L. Rev. 174 (1974).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol13/iss1/19