California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gudino, B278883 (Cal. App. 2018):
arrest situations." (Gant, supra, 556 U.S. at p. 338.) This exception applies to the search of a car that the defendant was driving or occupying when he was arrested. (New York v. Belton (1981) 453 U.S. 454, 458-459.)
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