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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1998
Page
5
In Iowa the Supreme Court weighed limits on police authority to search people and cars after traffic tickets. Justices pressed whether consentless searches are acceptable, with warnings that blanket power could lead to abuses despite existing checks.
Iowa man Patrick Knowles challenged a police search of his car after a speeding stop in Newton on March 6 1996 arguing the Fourth Amendment. Iowa courts admitted marijuana evidence and he was convicted. the case reached the U S Supreme Court where justices questioned the state rules allowing searches when a citation is issued. About 400 000 traffic tickets are issued yearly in Iowa.
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