Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Highfill v. Wisconsin

489 U.S. 1021

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-02-21
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that search of glove compartment “immediately” after arrest of individual who was not defendant was proper
  • permitting search of van after arrestee is handcuffed and placed in rear of squad car
  • evidence of defendant’s constructive possession of weapon for purposes of transporting a weapon in violation of section 922(h)(1
  • search incident to arrest upheld where defendant was arrested, handcuffed, patted down and placed in squad car
  • search reasonable under Belton when defendant was handcuffed in police car
  • Belton applicable where defendant was outside car and handcuffed

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Ct. App. Wis. Cer-tiorari denied.