Knowles v. Iowa

Citation

525 U.S. 113 (1998)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

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Holding

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Rule

The search-incident-to-arrest exception does not apply when a citation is issued instead of an arrest; no full search of the vehicle is permitted on a citation alone.

Significance

Limited the search-incident-to-arrest exception to actual arrests; a traffic citation does not justify a full vehicle search.

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