Question

In U.S. v. Robinson (1973), the police had stopped the defendant for driving with a revoked driver's permit. The Supreme Court's ruling with respect to the legality of the search of the defendant is important because it held that ___________

Answer 1

Answer:

c. A search incident to a full custody arrest may be conducted regardless of the  likelihood of finding weapons or evidence on the arrestee's person.

Explanation:

The Supreme Court estimated that to do that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. A search beyond frisking for weapons is right even when the law officers may believe that there´s no evidence of another crime being committed, they can do in order to prevent destruction of evidence or concealment of it.