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Warrant Exceptions for Searches Incident to Arrest

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In 1969, the Supreme Court ruled in Chimel v. California that police may search the area within an arrestee's 'immediate control' without a warrant. In 2009, Arizona v. Gant limited this to situations where the arrestee could access the area or where the vehicle might contain evidence of the crime of arrest.

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You've probably seen police search a suspect without a warrant in movies. But did you know that simply handcuffing someone gives police a legal right to search their nearby belongings?