Cop searching car.

rider34, that would be the 4th amendment that protects people form unwarranted searches, not the 1st.

I assume you are in the US. If not, it depends on the laws where you are. A cop doesn’t need a warrant to search your car. They would only need to show probable cause to search. If that had it, then it was legal, if not, then it wasn’t. Simple as that. Being they found the pot, it would be difficult to argue thay didn’t have probable cause.

yes they were. if they received a tip that there was drugs or weapons in the vehicle and the vehicle was unlocked they are aloud to search it. they couldve towed it if they wanted to

No I don’t believe there allowed to do that. Because 1 of the amendments on the bill of rights is “protect from unreasonable search an seizure. Meanin that they cnt search you with out a warrant or something of that sort. They cnt just wlk up to a random car/person/house an search it for no reason at all

no I dont think so because hey had no resonable cause to search your car it was just sittin there what makes you look for a contraband in a parked car there not able to unless it looks like there might some contraband but just not for any reason.

They should’ve had a search warrent, or your permission. But they really cant search your car otherwise.

The po-lice will use anything as probable cause, including their own supsicion;

If they received a ‘tip’, then they had reason.