Tag: purse
Updated on September 10, 2024
Arrests on Outstanding Warrants Don’t Justify Searches of Bags Outside the Owner’s Control
State v. Ritchey, No. 118,905, (Kan. Ct. App. Nov. 2, 2018) Issue: Law enforcement may conduct a warrantless, though limited, “search incident to arrest” under the Fourth Amendment. Officers arrested Ritchey pursuant to an outstanding warrant. Could they …