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Can a policeman search your vehicle without a search warrant in California?
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∙ 14y ago
Nope. he has to have a warrant or a good reason to. one way to let him have a good reason is by giving him lip about it and saying no. then he can get suspicious and find a way to search it.
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What precedent did California v Greenwood establish?
It established a stronger allowance for police to search suspects. It held that trash can be searched without warrant. Wikipedia dat!
Can a cop search a parked car without the owner present and no warrant?
In order to search a vehicle, the police need consent, a warrant, or probable cause.If the police do not have any of those three, they cannot search the vehicle. If they do it anyway, anything found in the vehicle can be excluded from a criminal prosecution as illegally obtained evidence.Another View: No situation involving law enforcemnt activity can be answered with a generalized response. Every situation stands on its own. It may be lawful. Like many things concerning 'the law,' it depends on the situation existing at the time of the search.
