In the Case of Arizona V

In the case of Arizona v. Gant, police arrested the driver, Mr. Gant, for driving with a suspended license. Because he was arrested in close proximity to his motor vehicle, police handcuffed and placed Mr. Gant in the rear of a patrol car. Because he was arrested so close to his motor vehicle, the police conducted a search of the interior of his car as incident to the lawful arrest. Cocaine proved to be in a jacket pocket within the vehicle. When the case reached the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court:

A) determined that an arrest permits a search of a motor vehicle from which a suspect has just exited where there is some proximity of the arrestee to the vehicle.
B) held that once a person has been arrested, a search of his belongings and a search of a vehicle used by the defendant was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
C) ruled that police may search a vehicle as incident to a recent occupant's arrest only if the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search or it is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense related to the arrest.
D) noted that a search of a motor vehicle is permitted whenever an investigative stop of a motor vehicle has properly been initiated as incident to a lawful arrest.