When a suspect has been arrested on a charge of assault with intent to endanger life or cause grievous bodily harm, can police officers conduct a search before the arrested suspect's placement in jail?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Yancey, 144 Cal.App.3d 715, 192 Cal.Rptr. 816 (Cal. App. 1983):
In such a situation police officers may conduct what is sometimes referred to as an "accelerated booking search" before the arrested suspect's placement in jail. The applicable rule is faithfully condensed in a headnote of People v. Harris, 105 Cal.App.3d 204, 164 Cal.Rptr. 296, as follows:
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