A police officer has arrested a man for unlawful possession of narcotics.The arrestee is carrying a suitcase.The officer removes the suitcase from the arrestee's possession and transports the arrestee and the suitcase to the police station.An hour later,after booking the arrestee

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The officer may search the suitcase only with a warrant because the search is not contemporaneous with the arrest and the arrestee no longer has access to the suitcase, thus requiring a warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement.

A Police Officer Has Arrested a Man for Unlawful Possession