Q: Can police officer search my glove box after I tell them specifically no you cannot? He said that with or without a
Warrant because his k9 supposedly hit on the drugs
A: Yes. If the Officer has reason for a search than he/she can do so. Your defense in criminal court is that the Officer did not have reason for the search. It is not altogether different that a person got a DUI after being pulled over. The question is did the Officer have reason to pull you over?
A: Not just no but “hell no”, if the search was based on your consent. You may limit a consensual search. However if the officer developed his own probable cause and exigent circumstances then you have a problem.
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