Search After Arrest: Arizona vs. Gant

As the car he was driving was canceled, Gantt was arrested by Arizona police. When he was handcuffed, the police searched for his car and found a gun and a cocaine bag. During the trial, Gantt demanded to suppress guns and cocaine. The police did not provide a warrant to search for their car and violated the fourth revision prohibiting unjust search and seizure. Before the Supreme Court commented on this case, Arizona and Gant, the police conducted an investigation to arrest the vehicle's rooms, which is a standard way.

The incident involved Rodney J. Gantt, who was arrested by a police officer in Tucson, Arizona, where his driver's license was revoked. After parking the car and walking, the police arrested Gantt in his friend's garden. Gantt and all other suspects who were in the field were later protected by police patrol cars. The police searched for Gant 's car. After finding weapons and cocaine bags, they accused him of owning anesthetic medicines in the sale and possession of drugs.

The police arrested Rodney Gant on suspicion of driving. During the search due to the carelessness of arresting Gant, police officers found weapons and cocaine. Gantt began to suppress this evidence; the court denied his allegation and he was convicted on the possession of drugs and drug addicts. According to the fourth amendment, Gantt claimed that the search was unreasonable as he was arrested for irrelevant charges, as neither the safety of the police nor the integrity of the evidence was compromised. Arizona claims that the court should use clear and clear rules to automatically allow police to conduct vehicle searches as they arrest. The outcome of this incident will affect the suspension of the car, the subsequent arrest and the behavior of law enforcement officials during the search of the vehicle.

In the case of Arizona v. Gant (2009), law enforcement officials asked the search forces before arresting passengers and looking for cars, but 1) the person arrested at the time of the investigation is unsecured and not away from the car As long as we awarded the ruling. In the guest room or 2) There are reasons for the police to believe that there is evidence of the crime of the arrested person in the vehicle. Common law rules from the UK allow searching for arrest without a warrant. This rule applies to US law, there is a long history of common law. The reason for this search is to prevent arrested offenders from arresting officers by preventing the destruction of evidence or by disarming suspects with weapons.