Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
leagal and illegal search and seizure
i would like to know the texas laws on searches of a vehicle on a traffic stop and seizure of that property mainly the vehicle to sell the time and some cases would be helpful this was citry trraffic stop and city onlyu.
Asked on 9/30/00, 11:08 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: leagal and illegal search and seizure
The police may search a vehicle and it's occupants, incident to a lawful arrest, for weapons, to ensure officer safety. If they discover contraband in that search they may seize that also. If that is drugs, they may seize the vehicle also.
Answered on 10/31/00, 4:53 pm
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