I went to a nightclub with a few friends. I parked in the club parking lot, got out of my suv, and opened the back passenger door. My friend had a blue plastic cup of vodka and orange juice that was almost empty. I was preparing to throw the drink on the ground when a cop driving by in the parking lot stopped and asked what was in the cup. I said "nothing", left the cup in the suv, and closed the door. The cop got out and asked me again, I said I don't know. He cuffed me and 3 cops searched my vehicle. They found the alcohol (which my buddy was drinking, not myself nor did I smell of any alcohol) and gave me a citation for open alcohol in public. Would this be an illegal search? I would think that anyone can have a plastic cup in their car without having their vehicle searched for suspicion of an alcohol violation. Can the cops claim because it was on private property that they were contracted to security for that they can search anyone/anything at any time? Thanks.
2007-06-05
13:54:59
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cmack0001
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