United States v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
203 Fed.Appx. 997 (2006)
Relevant factsFree
Charged with drug conspiracy and importation offenses, Richard Brown (defendant) appealed the denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence seized from a car owned by his girlfriend but which he had permission to drive, arguing police lacked probable cause and exceeded the scope of a valid inventory search.
IssueFree
Whether a warrantless search of a vehicle, which the defendant had permission to drive though it was owned by another, was justified under the automobile exception based on the totality of circumstances suggesting evidence of drug trafficking would be found inside.