https://padlet.com/john_donohue/g5jrbbxavhcx After pulling Sandra Haughton's friend over during a routine traffic stop (the friend being the drive), a Wyoming Highway Patrol officer noticed a needle in the driver's shirt pocket. Upon learning that the needle was used for drugs, the officer searched the car and Haughton's purse (who was a passenger), where he found more drug paraphernalia. Haughton challenged her subsequent arrest on drug charges, alleging that the officer's search of her purse was unconstitutional. On appeal from an adverse appeals court ruling, overturning a favorable trial court decision, the Supreme Court granted Wyoming certiorari. May police officers, with probable cause to search a car, inspect personal items belonging to its passengers without violating the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches? What did the S.C. rule? en-us 2017-10-26 12:16:09 UTC 2017-10-26 14:45:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/john_donohue/g5jrbbxavhcx/wish/200842932 In this case what the officer had done was legal becuase the needle was in plain sight so the officer can collect it as evidence as plain view. Then gave the officer probable cause to search the passenger for possible evidence. In conclusion the searching of the passenger was legal.]]> 2017-10-26 14:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/john_donohue/g5jrbbxavhcx/wish/200842932