OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Cooke. A duffel bag that is within the immediate control or “grabbable area” of a suspect at the time of his arrest may not be subjected to a warrantless search incident to the arrest, unless the circumstances leading to the arrest support a reasonable belief that the suspect may gain possession of a weapon or be able to destroy evidence located in the bag. There being no suc…
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