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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Is a locked briefcase searchable? I always understood that the locked briefcase in the trunk of a car would trigger the requirement for a search warrant.
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AFAIK, if there is probable cause to search a car, then a locked briefcase in the trunk is searchable without a warrant.
California v. Acevedo. Some courts have limited the search only to the passenger compartment, whereas others permit a search, on probable cause, of everything within a vehicle.*
*I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. This is just the ramblings of a Straight F student.