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Compare And Contrast Arizona Vs Gant

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The Arizona v. Gant case is very interesting. Gant also had a gun in the car. I’m assuming Gant didn’t consent to the search, even though I don’t see any of that mentioned in the case. Normally, police officers ask if they can search your car. I’m a bit confused though. I thought the police can conduct an inventory of your car when they tow your vehicle? Gant was initially pulled over because of suspended license right? Every so often police officer’s can tow the person’s car if they are driving with a suspended license, according to some states (Rogers, 2015). As mentioned by PBS 2011, in California, they can tow your vehicle if you are driving with a suspended license. However, a new law will be in effect next year where people with suspended …show more content…

I decided to ask for directions and pulled over to a man standing on the sidewalk. I pulled down my window and asked him for directions. He looked at me like I was crazy and didn’t even answer me. A few seconds later, he told me to leave by gesturing with his hands. I was really confused. As I drove away, I noticed a police car was riding behind me. Literally seconds later the lights went on. The officer was extremely aggressive in his tone and was asking why I was around here, and if I had drugs and weapons in my car. I didn’t do anything illegal and I didn’t even commit a traffic violation. According to the officer, I was looking suspicious pulling over in the area where break-ins have been occurred lately. He kept asking if he could search my car, but I said no because it would have been a total waste of time. They were killing a lot of time though. I thought they were trying to get a warrant, but eventually they let me go. I made the wrong turn and asked the wrong guy for directions. It is a little scary at first because the officer was emphasizing “explosives”. It got me really me extremely nervous, but I was

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