710 So. 2d 949 - White v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[T]he most basic constitutional rule in this area is that 'searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment subject only to a few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions.' The exceptions are 'jealously and carefully drawn,' and there must be 'a showing by those who seek exemption that the exigencies of the situation made that course imperative.' '[T]he burden is on those seeking the exemption to show the need for it.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White

2. “There simply was no concern presented here that an opportunity to seize evidence would be missed because of the mobility of the vehicle. Indeed, the entire focus of the seizure here was to seize the vehicle itself as a prize because of its alleged prior use in illegal activities, rather than to search the vehicle for contraband known to be therein, and that might be lost if not seized immediately”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White

3. “If a car is readily mobile and probable cause exists to believe it contains contraband, the Fourth Amendment thus permits police to search the vehicle without more”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White