Knowles+v.+Iowa

//Knowles v. Iowa//

Patrick Knowles was stopped for speeding and was issued a citation. The police officer proceeded to administer a full search of Knowles' car. A pot pipe and marijuana were found. Knowles was arrested on drug charges. Knowles did not consent to the search and the officer had no probable cause. In a unanimous decision, the justices of the Supreme Court agreed that an officer may not conduct a full search on a stopped car unless there is a risk to the safety of the officer. When an officer arrests a person as a reaction to a threat or danger, the car my be searched. In //Knowles v. Iowa// the officer did not arrest Knowles or even issue him a ticket, indicating that there was no warning of any danger. Seeing as how there were no signs of any danger to the officer, the search was a violation of Knowles' Fourth Amendment rights.