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Michigan v. Thomas, 458 U.S. 259 (1982)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Michigan v. Thomas, 458 U.S. 259 (1982)
Michigan v. Thomas No. 8193 Decided June 28, 1982 458 U.S. 259
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF
APPEALS OF MICHIGAN
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After the police had stopped respondent’s automobile for a traffic violation, respondent, who was riding as a passenger, was arrested for possession of open intoxicants, and the driver was issued a citation for not having a driver’s license. An inventory search of the car was made before it was towed, disclosing marihuana in the unlocked glove compartment and, upon a more thorough search, a loaded revolver in an air vent under the dashboard. Respondent was convicted in a Michigan state court for possession of a concealed weapon. The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the warrantless search of respondent’s automobile violated the Fourth Amendment.
Held: There was no violation of respondent’s Fourth Amendment rights by the warrantless search. When police officers have probable cause to believe there is contraband inside an automobile that has been stopped on the road, the officers may conduct a warrantless search of the vehicle, even after it has been impounded and is in police custody. Chambers v. Maroney, 399 U.S. 42; Texas v. White, 423 U.S. 67. Here, once the inventory search of the glove compartment revealed contraband, the warrantless search was properly expanded to include the air vents without any showing of "exigent circumstances."
Certiorari granted; 106 Mich.App. 601, 308 N.W.2d 170, reversed and remanded.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Michigan v. Thomas, 458 U.S. 259 (1982), in 458 U.S. 259, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6IY7VZ6S59KTK3R.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Michigan v. Thomas, 458 U.S. 259 (1982). cited in 1982, 458 U.S. 259. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6IY7VZ6S59KTK3R.
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