Searches of Vehicles and Occupants Based on the Odor of Marijuana
Published for NC Criminal Law on September 19, 2016.
May an officer search a motor vehicle based on the officer’s detection of the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle? May the officer search the occupants of the vehicle? Several recent cases address these questions. The odor of marijuana provides probable cause to search the vehicle. We have known this for some time. State ... Read more
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