The case that established the authority of police to conduct a warrantless search in a lawful arrest was __________.Police officers went to the defendant's home with a warrant to arrest him for the burglary of a coin shop.The defendant was not home,but his wife allowed the police to enter and wait for his return.When the defendant arrived,the police showed him the warrant,placing him under arrest,and proceeded to search the house.They found the coins that he was suspected of stealing and used them as evidence to convict him of burglary.On appeal,the U.S.Supreme Court overturned the conviction on the ground that the search of the defendant's entire house was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.

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Chimel v. California established the authority of police to conduct a warrantless search in a lawful arrest, but limited it to the area under immediate control of the arrestee, known as the "Chimel rule." This means that police may search the arrestee's person and the area within their immediate reach, but not the entire house or other areas outside of their immediate control.

The Case That Established the Authority of Police to Conduct