In Wyoming V

question 54

Multiple Choice

In Wyoming v.Houghton,concerning the search of a passenger's purse for drugs based on probable cause that drugs are in the vehicle,the U.S.Supreme Court declared that:

• A)if police know or should know that a passenger owned the purse they cannot search it.
• B)the passenger can prevent the search by identifying the container as his/hers.
• C)the police must seize the purse or other container until they get a search warrant.
• D)the police may inspect passengers' belongings that are capable of concealing the object of the search.