Knowles v. Iowa

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1998-12-08

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CHIEF Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. An Iowa police officer stopped petitioner Knowles for speeding, but issued him a citation rather than arresting him. The question presented is whether such a procedure authorizes the officer, consistently with the Fourth Amendment, to conduct a foil search of the car. We answer this question "no.” <…

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