US Supreme Court Docket
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No. 07-542
Title:
Arizona v. Rodney Joseph Gant
Subject:
Criminal Law & Procedure, Fourth Amendment
Question:
In New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 (1981), the Court held that the risks to officer safety and to the preservation of evidence inherent in the arrest of a vehicle's recent occupant justify a contemporaneous warrantless search of the automobile's passenger compartment incident to the arrest. The question presented is: does the Fourth Amendment require law enforcement officers to demonstrate a threat to their safety or a need to preserve evidence related to the crime of arrest in order to justify a warrantless vehicular search incident to arrest conducted after the vehicle's recent occupants have been arrested and secured?
Decisions:
- Arizona Supreme Court Opinion Filed: July 25, 2007
- United States Supreme Court Cert. Granted: February 25, 2008
Resources:
- Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
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For Petitioner:
For Respondent:Joseph T. Maziarz
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
Phoenix, AZ
Thomas F. Jacobs
Tucson, AZ
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