Motor Vehicle Searches

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What is Motor Vehicle Searches?

The Court created an exception for searches of vehicles, holding in Carroll v. United States that vehicles may be searched without warrants if the officer undertaking the search has probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband.

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