California v. Carney
United States Supreme Court
471 U.S. 386 (1985)
Relevant factsFree
DEA agents, tipped that Carney (defendant) was selling drugs from his mobile home, watched him bring another man inside; that man later told police Carney traded marijuana for sex, and police then entered the mobile home (parked in a public lot near a courthouse) without a warrant and found drug evidence after Carney answered the door. The trial court admitted the evidence, and Carney's motion to suppress was denied; the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether a mobile home that is readily movable and licensed as a motor vehicle, but parked in a public place, may be searched without a warrant based on probable cause.