What is the current state of the law on the right to search the interior of a vehicle by opening its door?
The following excerpt is from USA v. Maggio, 228 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2000):
46. Class, 475 U.S. at 112; see also Cardwell v. Lewis, 417 U.S. 583, 590 (1974) (plurality opinion) ("One has a lesser expectation of privacy in a motor vehicle because its function is transportation and it seldom serves as one's residence or as the repository of personal effects.").
46. Class, 475 U.S. at 112; see also Cardwell v. Lewis, 417 U.S. 583, 590 (1974) (plurality opinion) ("One has a lesser expectation of privacy in a motor vehicle because its function is transportation and it seldom serves as one's residence or as the repository of personal effects.").
47. See United States v. Brown, 470 F.2d 1120, 1122 (9th Cir. 1972) (checking the interior of the car for vehicle registration); Cotton v. United States, 371 F.2d 385, 393 (9th Cir. 1967) (looking for the serial number of an automobile by opening the door does not constitute a search within the prohibitions of the Fourth Amendment).
47. See United States v. Brown, 470 F.2d 1120, 1122 (9th Cir. 1972) (checking the interior of the car for vehicle registration); Cotton v. United States, 371 F.2d 385, 393 (9th Cir. 1967) (looking for the serial number of an automobile by opening the door does not constitute a search within the prohibitions of the Fourth Amendment).
48. United States v. Grandstaff, 813 F.2d 1353, 1358 (9th Cir. 1987).
48. United States v. Grandstaff, 813 F.2d 1353, 1358 (9th Cir. 1987).
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