Almeida-Sanchez v. United States
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Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, , was a United States Supreme Court case.
It involved a random vehicle stop near the border by the Border Patrol for which there was no justification whatsoever. The Court approached the search from two views: automobile search and border search. As to the validity of the search under the automobile exception, the Court found no justification for the search under the Carroll doctrine because there was no probable cause. The Court added that "the Carroll doctrine does not declare a field day for the police in searching automobiles. Automobile or no automobile, there must be probable cause for the search."
It involved a random vehicle stop near the border by the Border Patrol for which there was no justification whatsoever. The Court approached the search from two views: automobile search and border search. As to the validity of the search under the automobile exception, the Court found no justification for the search under the Carroll doctrine because there was no probable cause. The Court added that "the Carroll doctrine does not declare a field day for the police in searching automobiles. Automobile or no automobile, there must be probable cause for the search."