What is the test for a search warrant to search a suitcase, and what is the scope of the search?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Galpin, 720 F.3d 436 (2nd Cir. 2013):

7.Cf. United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 824, 102 S.Ct. 2157, 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982) (the scope of a lawful search is defined by the object of the search and the places in which there is probable cause to believe that it may be found. Just as probable cause to believe that a stolen lawnmower may be found in a garage will not support a warrant to search an upstairs bedroom, probable cause to believe that undocumented aliens are being transported in a van will not justify a warrantless search of a suitcase.).

8.See, e.g., United States v. CrespoRios, 645 F.3d 37, 43 (1st Cir.2011) (recognizing that files may easily be manipulated through, inter alia, mislabeling to disguise their content); accord United States v. Hill, 459 F.3d 966, 97778 (9th Cir.2006).

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