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California v. Acevedo
Supreme Court of the United States (1991) | 114 L. Ed. 2d 619; 111 S. Ct. 1982; 500 U.S. 565; 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3016
TL;DR: Police had probable cause to believe a paper bag in a car's trunk contained marijuana. The Supreme Court held that the warrantless search of the bag was constitutional, establishing a single rule for searching containers found in vehicles.
Legal Significance: This case eliminated the warrant requirement for closed containers found in automobiles when police have probable cause to search the container, resolving the doctrinal conflict between *United States v. Ross* and *Arkansas v. Sanders* and creating a single, unified automobile exception.
