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automobile exception

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From 399 U.S. 42 - Chambers v. Maroney · 1970Most cited · 9,073 citing opinions

Carroll, supra, holds a search warrant unnecessary where there is probable cause to search an automobile stopped on the highway; the car is movable, the occupants are alerted, and the car's contents may never be found again if a warrant must be obtained. Hence an immediate search is constitutionally permissible.

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