Question: The cop pulls me over and tells me he wants to search my car. Of course, I’m stressing out. He’s bigger than me and I think to myself, “can I say no, and doesn’t he need a search warrant?”
Answer: Why would you want to consent to a search? The cop doesn’t always need a search warrant in order to conduct a search. Some common exception to the search warrant rule are: consent exception-the person consents to the search; search incident to arrest exception-the person is arrested and then he can be searched; emergency exception -when the cop has a reasonable fear for safety; plain view exception-contraband is right before the eyes of the cop.
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