An officer impounds a vehicle. That officer's department requires an inventory search of every impounded vehicle. The officer finds narcotics underneath the backseat of the vehicle. This evidence can be admitted at trial.

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Inventory searches of impounded vehicles are a well-established exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement, and any evidence discovered during such searches is admissible at trial, including the narcotics found in this scenario.

An Officer Impounds a Vehicle