The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mulder, 808 F.2d 1346 (9th Cir. 1987):
It is undisputed that the private search which led to the discovery of the plastic bags full of tablets cannot be challenged on fourth amendment grounds. The police authorization of chemical tests of the tablets is evaluated to determine whether the test exceeded the scope of the private search. Walter v. United States, 447 U.S. 649, 657, 100 S.Ct. 2395, 2401, 65 L.Ed.2d 410 (1980).
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