Police in Albemarle County, Virginia, were on the lookout for a stolen orange and black motorcycle that

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Police in Albemarle County, Virginia, were on the lookout for a stolen orange and black motorcycle that had eluded them in two previous traffic incidents. Officer David Rhodes drove past the home of Ryan Collins and spotted from the road what appeared to be a similar motorcycle parked under a tarp in the driveway. Without a warrant, Officer Rhodes entered the driveway, removed the tarp, and confirmed that this was the motorcycle he was looking for. Rhodes waited for Collins to return home and arrested him. Collins moved to suppress the evidence on the grounds that Rhodes violated the Fourth Amendment by entering the house’s curtilage without a warrant. The Virginia Supreme Court held that the search was proper under the motor vehicle exception that allows for warrantless searches of automobiles with reasonable cause. Collins appealed to the US Supreme Court. Do you agree with the Virginia Supreme Court’s reasoning? Why or why not? How did the US Supreme Court rule?

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Dynamic Business Law

ISBN: 9781260733976

6th Edition

Authors: Nancy Kubasek, M. Neil Browne, Daniel Herron, Lucien Dhooge, Linda Barkacs

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