tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post113211312905310714..comments2023-10-30T06:47:12.831-04:00Comments on TA: PSA: Do not store contraband in your glove compartmentTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376084475843293632noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-77265524485729017082008-03-02T14:44:00.000-05:002008-03-02T14:44:00.000-05:00well i would like to kno like legally because a fr...well i would like to kno like legally because a friend of mine just got busted with a possesion charge but the marijuanna was found in a locked glove compartment... the car was register under a minor and she is a minor herself. The officer informed her that he was goin to search the car and she didnt respond at all. The officer then said that he found particles on the seat and legally could unlock anything and tear the car appart.Lady_Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396137434297709599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-1132371170234257442005-11-18T22:32:00.000-05:002005-11-18T22:32:00.000-05:00Now that's some good advice. =)Now that's some good advice. =)Blonde Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051354396652062111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-1132269515281289332005-11-17T18:18:00.000-05:002005-11-17T18:18:00.000-05:00Based on the very informative input from three Rea...Based on the very informative input from three Real Live Defense Attorneys, I conclude: try not to have drugs or weapons in the car at all; if you need to transport them, put them in the trunk; if pulled over, refuse to give consent to a search; if searched and busted anyway, be nice to your lawyer. :)TAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376084475843293632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-1132257876630594242005-11-17T15:04:00.000-05:002005-11-17T15:04:00.000-05:00I too have numerous clients who seem to believe th...I too have numerous clients who seem to believe that it's fine and dandy to store guns and drugs in plain view, e.g. their laps. *sigh*. <BR/><BR/>Now, I didn't research any case law (that shit sux for the most part anyhow), but I think blonde justice is right. a locked glove compartment would be akin to a closed container or a trunk, and therefore require a warrant. <BR/><BR/>however! enter reality. the cops will most likely do whatever the fuck they want to when it comes to the interior of a vehicle (except the trunk, or, were we in jolly old blighty, the boot). perhaps whatever is seized will ultimately be suppressed. but in the meanwhile, you've probably been thrown into the slammer, lost your job, pissed off your main squeeze, and contracted Hep A at the very least. so: guns and drugs in the trunk, people! c'mon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-1132237694530757882005-11-17T09:28:00.000-05:002005-11-17T09:28:00.000-05:00Word, Blonde Justice. Thanks for your rather-more...Word, Blonde Justice. Thanks for your rather-more-informed-than-mine opinion!TAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376084475843293632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12245798.post-1132201721878511262005-11-16T23:28:00.000-05:002005-11-16T23:28:00.000-05:00I disagree. I think the song makes a few valid po...I disagree. I think the song makes a few valid points. <BR/><BR/>Very often I believe that police "assume" (and that's putting it nicely) that someone in a car has given them permission to search their car, and containers therein, when, in fact, they had not, would not. By locking your glove compartment, trunk, and whatever other containers you have in your car, you stop the police from searching first, and getting your "consent" later.<BR/><BR/>Second, a lot has been done on "grabbable area," and the protections are greater in some states than in the federal context, but I think that most courts would find that a LOCKED glove compartment, and certainly a trunk, are outside of the grabbable area, and, therefore would require a warrant before searching.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, rather than where to hide contraband, I think the verse emphasizes that you do have a right to speak up for yourself, and you don't have to consent to a search. <BR/><BR/>I think JayZ's song provides good, although certainly not infallible (but what is?) legal advice. <BR/><BR/>Sure better than my clients who leave their drugs and guns out on the passenger's seat.Blonde Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051354396652062111noreply@blogger.com