Is a search that is unreasonable when the wrong person is arrested?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ferrall, B290612 (Cal. App. 2019):
A search incident to arrest is not unreasonable simply because the arresting officer arrested the wrong suspect as a result of good faith mistaken identity. (See People v. Hill (1968) 69 Cal.2d 550, 553.)
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