Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Re: searching my car

In most instances the answer to your question would be "no." To conduct a search, law enforcement would genberally require a warrant or consent of the owner/occupant. There are a number of exceptions to the warrant requirement which generally require some exigent circumstance. On its face, based on the limited facts provided, the answer would seem to be "no" a warrantless search would be unlawful. Howefver, without knowing more about the particular facts of the case, it is difficult to assess.

If an unlawful search was conducted, it is possible to file a Motion to suppress the evidence adduced seized from that search and resulting from that search at trial.

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