Fields v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[t]he search was in no way an incident to the arrest. Nor can the vacuuming of the interior of Fields' automobile be considered a measure reasonably connected with an effort on the part of the officers to protect themselves, the car or its contents.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 681 So. 2d 497 - Townsend v. State

2. “[t]here was ample time to obtain a warrant and no probability that the automobile could be removed beyond the reach of the officers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 681 So. 2d 497 - Townsend v. State