My friends and i were parked on the side of a road smoking some pot. Constables got a call that our car was suspicious. They went and told us to get out of the car one by one. Then they Continued to search the car finding just a bit of marijuana left.
Could they have searched the car without our permission. It was in Harris County, Houston Texas.
Thank you.
2007-07-26 05:14:50 · 7 answers · asked by True Smoker 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you were in Texas (US), then yes....
A search of a car rarely requires a warrant. And a casual search can be done for any grounds based on reasonable suspicion.
Parked by the side of the road for a while -- even if the didn't smell of marijuana (which it probably did) -- is generally sufficient grounds to have you step out and conduct a visual search of the passenger compartment.
If there was any odor of marijuana, that justifies a thorough search of the passenger area.
2007-07-26 10:38:27 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-12 00:43:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can search your car with probable cause.
Permission or no permission you were on the side of the road which is their teritory smoking an illegal substance.
They can search all they want!
2007-07-26 05:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lauras78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they saw something that gave them the suspicion there were illegal items in the car they can search without a search warrant.
2007-07-26 05:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they have probable cause.
Even if you said no, it would have raised a red flag to the officer. Best bet was to let'em search it.
2007-07-26 05:17:36 · answer #5 · answered by Glen B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you answered your own question.........they.got a call that our car was suspicious....so they could.
you could refuse to have them search.........but then that is another issue........you would be charged with intefering (sp) or some such charge, and they would have searched it anyway, and you'd be arrested...... opposed to the summons that was issued.........unless you had a mega amount
2007-07-26 05:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by ny_werewolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think when it comes to lawmen,they can do what they want,you cant fight and win.sadley.................
2007-07-26 05:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋