CASE 8.2
Jackson Joseph, age 18, and his cousin Noah, age 20, are standing near a convenient store in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Officer Brooklyn, a twenty-two-year veteran notices the pair loitering around the store and avoiding eye contact with anybody entering and exiting the store. After witnessing these actions for nearly forty-five minutes, Officer Brooklyn moves in to questions the suspects. Answer the following questions based on the scenario above.
-If Officer Brooklyn, after arresting the suspects, searches the vehicle of thesuspects this:

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The search of the suspects' vehicle is permissible because Officer Brooklyn had probable cause to arrest them for loitering and avoiding eye contact, and therefore probable cause to search the vehicle as well. The search is not incident to an arrest, as the vehicle was not being used to transport the suspects at the time of their arrest. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine and the ruling in Weeks v. United States do not apply in this scenario.

CASE 8.2 Jackson Joseph, Age 18, and His Cousin Noah, Age 20