On Jun 19, 8:00 pm, "Maxwell" wrote:
"Andy Asberry" wrote in message

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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:15:02 -0700, jl wrote:

vehicular searches under certain circumstances.

I've spent the last little bit reading the arguments in that case.
Below is the Court's opinion.

"For the reasons stated, we conclude that the Government's authority
to conduct suspicionless inspections at the border includes the
authority to remove, disassemble, and reassemble a vehicle's fuel
tank. While it may be true that some searches of property are so
destructive as to require a different result, this was not one of
them. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit is therefore reversed, and the case is remanded for further
proceedings consistent with this opinion."

This case is very limited. It does not address inland searches. First,
it only applies at border inspections and specifically addresses
disassembly of a container. In this case, a gas tank.

cites:http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinio...df/02-1794.pdf

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_a...ranscripts/02-...

That's why I asked for a link. I didn't a quick search on Google, but didn't
readily pull up the specific case. I did see it mentioned in a border case
though, an figured it was about a border case as well. Searching vehicles
entering the country is a different story. I was trying to relate to the OP
statement, and I though it was an routine inland stop.

I guess that is where the world 'unreasonable' comes into play.
What is reasonable at the border is different from a parking lot
in Kansas.

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