In California v. Acevedo (1991), SCOTUS ruled that officers with probable cause but without warrants can search containers inside vehicles:

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In California v. Acevedo (1991), SCOTUS ruled that officers with probable cause but without warrants can search containers inside vehicles: ​

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In California v. Acevedo (1991), the Supreme Court ruled that police officers with probable cause to believe that a container inside a vehicle holds contraband or evidence of a crime can search the container without a warrant. This decision does not require the container to be an essential part of the vehicle, thus making choice D incorrect. The correct understanding is that the ruling allows for the search of containers within vehicles if there is probable cause, without additional restrictions regarding the container's relation to the vehicle's essential parts.

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