What is the test for duration of a search?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. James, 219 Cal.App.3d 414, 268 Cal.Rptr. 105 (Cal. App. 1990):
While recognizing the validity of the legal principle asserted by appellants--a search, reasonable at its inception, can become constitutionally infirm if unduly prolonged--the facts once again deny appellants any relief. "The reasonableness of the duration [of a search] must be determined by the circumstances of each case." (State v. Williams (1975) 169 Conn. 322, 363 A.2d 72, 77.)
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