| U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case regarding Search of Vehicles Incident to Arrest |
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| Tuesday, 26 February 2008 | |
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In the case in question, Rodney Joseph Gant was handcuffed, seated in the back of a patrol car and under police supervision when Tucson, AZ police officers searched his car. The trial court said the evidence could be used against Gant, but Arizona appeals courts overturned the convictions because the officers already had secured the scene and thus faced no threat to their safety or concern about evidence being preserved. I would imagine that given the current conservative make up of the Supreme Court that this decision will be in our favor, but I will be watching this closely.
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The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case out of Tucson, Arizona that has the potential for a major impact in the way Deputies and Police Officers around the country conduct vehicle searches.
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