Course: Introduction / Procedural Law
Chimel v. California (1969) was a SCOTUS decision that limited the scope of a search incident to an arrest to the area in the arrestee’s immediate control.
Citation: 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
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Last Modified: 07/06/2021