663 So. 2d 152 - State v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The search incident to arrest is limited to the area within the arrestee's immediate control. State v. Bradford, 298 So.2d 781 (La.1974). Pursuant to New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 , 101 S.Ct. 2860 , 69 L.Ed.2d 768 (1981), and State v. Drott, 412 So.2d 984 (La.1982), a search incident to arrest extends to the arrestee's automobile. It is permissible to search the interior of an automobile after arresting its occupants when they remain in proximity to the vehicle. State v. Drott, 412 So.2d 984 (La.1982); State v. Nicholas, 397 So.2d 1308 (La. 1981); State v. Bradford, 298 So.2d 781 (La.1974); State v. King, 322 So.2d 205 (La.1975); State v. Wilkens, 364 So.2d 934 (La.1978).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Leday