On 04/24/2011 01:34 PM, Brenda Ann wrote:



It's been at least a decade, maybe two, since cops have even needed a
warrant to search your property. It's been "legal" for them to barge in
and get a warrant after the fact (they're SUPPOSED to have to show cause
why they performed the search, but if a cop tells a judge he reasonably
believed a crime was being committed, chances are good that he'll get
his post-search warrant...) And, of course, they don't even need a
warrant at all to search your vehicle, they can do that on a whim at any
traffic stop.



They cannot search your vehicle if you don't give them permission unless
they arrest you.