Heffley v. Hocker’s Empirical Analysis

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12 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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1. “The `justifications' for a warrantless search found absent in Preston were similarly lacking here. When the search of Heffley's automobile was made at the police station, Heffley was not in the vehicle nor in its immediate vicinity. He was in another part of the building in police custody. At that time he had no power to obtain from the interior of the automobile either a weapon or something that could have been used as evidence against him. This is the critical fact. The circumstances that the search was conducted shortly after the arrest, and that it was impracticable to search the automobile on the street, are immaterial. It was practicable for police officers to obtain a search warrant before making the search. The automobile, after being removed to the police station, was in no danger of being ransacked or moved without police approval.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ramon v. Cupp

2. “these justifications are absent where a search is remote in time or place from the arrest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ramon v. Cupp