";s:4:"text";s:6325:"462 U.S., at 646, 103 S.Ct., at 2609. In Lafayette, we upheld a station-house inventory search of an arrestee's shoulder bag. See ante, at 373. at 81. at 81-82. The Supreme Court of Colorado felt, however, that our decisions in Arkansas v. Sanders, 442 U.S. 753, 99 S.Ct. Inside the pack, the officer observed a nylon bag containing metal canisters. By contrast, an inventory search may be "reasonable" under the Fourth Amendment even though it is not conducted pursuant to a warrant based upon probable cause. Colorado v. Bertine No. Become an A+ Member today! See Tr. . See Lafayette, 462 U.S., at 648, 103 S.Ct., at 2610; Opperman, 428 U.S., at 374-375, 96 S.Ct., at 3099-3100. 706 P.2d 411 (1986). See also United States v. Chadwick, supra, at 10, n. 5. ", "2. The Supreme Court noted that there were several policy reasons that would support the searches, namely to protect the owner’s property as well as to guard the police from not only accusations of lost property, but also to guard against any physical danger from anything in the vehicle. He might well have been willing to leave his valuables unattended in the locked van for such a short period of time. See, e.g., United States v. Griffin, 729 F.2d 475 (CA7) (upholding inventory search of package found in paper bag), cert. . Based on these findings, the court determined that the inventory search did not violate Bertine's rights under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. There is a powerful interest in preventing the introduction of contraband or weapons into a jail.7 "Arrested persons have also been known to injure themselves—or others—with belts, knives, drugs, or other items on their person while being detained. In the present case, as in Opperman and Lafayette, there was no showing that the police, who were following standardized procedures, acted in bad faith or for the sole purpose of investigation. Every Bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below: PLUS: Hundreds of law school topic-related videos from The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series™: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) Annual Subscription ($175 / Year). denied, 475 U.S. 1031, 106 S.Ct. When Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in that state, instead of casting his vote for her BLACKMUN, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which POWELL and O'CONNOR, JJ., joined, post, p. 376. Not only are the government's interests weaker here than in Opperman and Lafayette, but respondent's privacy interest is greater. App. "5. 2605, 77 L.Ed.2d 65 (1983). 428 U.S. at 428 U. S. 368. Indeed, the record indicates that no standardized criteria limit a Boulder police officer's discretion. App. at 462 U. S. 649 (MARSHALL, J., concurring in judgment). 428 U.S., at 388, n. 6, 96 S.Ct., at 3106, n. 6 (MARSHALL, J., dissenting). 85-889. However, the distinctive facts of this case require a different result. Argued Nov. 10, 1986. Such reliance is fundamentally misplaced, however; the inventory in Lafayette was justified by considerations which are totally absent in this context. Even if the search in this case did constitute a legitimate inventory, it would nonetheless be unreasonable under this analysis. Discussion. Justia Annotations is a forum for attorneys to summarize, comment on, and analyze case law published on our site. The Court today attempts to evade these clear prohibitions on unfettered police discretion by declaring that "the discretion afforded the Boulder police was exercised in light of standardized criteria, related to the feasibility and appropriateness of parking and locking a vehicle rather than impounding it." it is reasonable to search the container to itemize the property to be held by the police.' In the words of the District Court in United States v. Cooper, 428 F. Supp. We granted certiorari to consider the important and recurring question of federal law decided by the Colorado Supreme Court.3 475 U.S. 1081, 106 S.Ct. Thus, the government's interests in this case are weaker than in Opperman, but the search here is much more intrusive. 89-95. See 428 U.S., at 369, 372, 376, 96 S.Ct., at 3097, 3098, 3100. The majority finds that "nearly the same" interests obtain in this case. Two justices dissented from the majority opinion, arguing that South Dakota v. Opperman, and Illinois v. Lafayette, compel the conclusion that the inventory search of the backpack found in Bertine's van was permissible under the Fourth Amendment. The $700 in cash found in respondent's backpack, along with the contraband, appeared only on a property form completed later by someone other than Officer Reichenbach. In our more recent decision, Lafayette, a police officer conducted an inventory search of the contents of a shoulder bag in the possession of an individual being taken into custody. Pp. Lafayette, supra, at 462 U. S. 648 (quoting New York v. Belton, 453 U. S. 454, 453 U. S. 458 (1981)). [Footnote 6], The Supreme Court of Colorado also thought it necessary to require that police, before inventorying a container, weigh the strength of the individual's privacy interest in the container against the possibility that the container might serve as a repository for dangerous or valuable items. You also agree to abide by our. Bertine was subsequently charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to dispense, sell, and distribute, and unlawful possession of methaqualone. It ha[d] a wooden fence partially around part of it, and kind of a dilapidated wire fence, a makeshift fence." In our more recent decision, Lafayette, a police officer conducted an inventory search of the contents of a shoulder bag in the possession of an individual being taken into custody. [Footnote 7] There was no showing that the police chose to impound Bertine's van in order to investigate suspected criminal activity. Docket no. In assessing the reasonableness of searches conducted in limited situations such as these, where we do not require probable cause or a warrant, we have consistently emphasized the need for such set procedures: "standardless and unconstrained discretion is the evil the Court has discerned when, in previous cases, it has insisted that the discretion of the official in the field be circumscribed, at least to some extent.". ";s:7:"keyword";s:13:"adrián ramos";s:5:"links";s:3838:"Who Wrote It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas,
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