Can a warrantless search of a car and its trunk be used to search for stolen bonds?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Wimberly v. Superior Court, 128 Cal.Rptr. 641, 16 Cal.3d 557, 547 P.2d 417 (Cal. 1976):

[16 Cal.3d 570] People v. Dumas, supra, 9 Cal.3d 871, 109 Cal.Rptr. 304, 512 P.2d 1208 also upheld the warrantless search of a car and its trunk. Again, the search was justified on reasonable belief that some part of the vehicle contained stolen bonds. 7

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