california acevedo argued january decided may police observed respondent acevedo leave apartment known contain marijuana brown paper bag size marijuana packages seen earlier placed bag car trunk drove away stopped car opened trunk bag found marijuana acevedo motion suppress marijuana denied pleaded guilty possession marijuana sale california appeal held marijuana suppressed finding officers probable cause believe bag contained drugs lacked probable cause suspect car otherwise contained contraband concluded case controlled chadwick held police seize movable luggage closed containers open without warrant since inter alia person heightened privacy expectation containers held police search extending container within automobile may search container without warrant probable cause believe holds contraband evidence carroll held warrantless search automobile based upon probable cause believe vehicle contained evidence crime light exigency arising vehicle likely disappearance contravene fourth amendment warrant clause provides one rule govern automobile searches pp separate doctrines permitted warrantless search automobile include search closed containers found inside car probable cause search vehicle ross prohibited warrantless search closed container located moving vehicle probable cause search container arkansas sanders pp doctrine stare decisis preclude eliminating warrant requirement sanders specifically undermined ross rule affords minimal protection privacy interests police knowing may open bag searching entire car may search extensively otherwise order establish probable cause ross requires cf johns may seize container hold obtain search warrant search without warrant search incident lawful arrest moreover search paper bag intrudes far less individual privacy incursion sanctioned carroll prohibition agents slashed car upholstery rule also antithesis clear unequivocal guideline thus confused courts police officers impeded effective law enforcement place oklahoma castleberry distinguished pp holding neither extends carroll doctrine broadens scope permissible automobile searches instant case probable cause police believe bag car trunk contained marijuana allows warrantless search bag record reveals probable cause search entire vehicle blackmun delivered opinion rehnquist kennedy souter joined scalia filed opinion concurring judgment post white filed dissenting opinion post stevens filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post robert foster supervising deputy attorney general california argued cause petitioner briefs john van de kamp attorney general richard iglehart chief assistant attorney general harley mayfield senior assistant attorney general frederick millar supervising deputy attorney general frederick westcott anderson argued cause respondent brief jan walls anderson justice blackmun delivered opinion case requires us consider automobile exception warrant requirement fourth amendment application search closed container trunk car october officer coleman santa ana police department received telephone call federal drug enforcement agent hawaii agent informed coleman seized package containing marijuana delivered federal express office santa ana addressed daza west stevens avenue city agent arranged send package coleman instead coleman take package federal express office arrest person arrived claim coleman received package october verified contents took senior operations manager federal express office october man identified jamie daza arrived claim package accepted drove apartment west stevens carried package apartment officers observed daza leave apartment drop box paper contained marijuana trash bin coleman point left scene get search warrant officers saw richard george leave apartment carrying blue knapsack appeared half full officers stopped driving searched knapsack found pounds marijuana respondent charles steven acevedo arrived entered daza apartment stayed minutes reappeared carrying brown paper bag looked full officers noticed bag size one wrapped marijuana packages sent hawaii acevedo walked silver honda parking lot placed bag trunk car started drive away fearing loss evidence officers marked police car stopped opened trunk bag found marijuana respondent charged state possession marijuana sale violation cal health safety code ann west supp app moved suppress marijuana found car motion denied pleaded guilty appealed denial suppression motion california appeal fourth district concluded marijuana found paper bag car trunk suppressed cal app cal rptr concluded officers probable cause believe paper bag contained drugs lacked probable cause suspect acevedo car otherwise contained contraband officers probable cause directed specifically bag held case controlled chadwick rather ross although agreed officers seize paper bag held chadwick open bag without first obtaining warrant purpose recognized anomalous nature dichotomy rule chadwick rule ross cal app cal rptr dichotomy dictates probable cause search car entire car including closed container found therein may searched without warrant probable cause container car container may held searched warrant obtained california denied state petition review app pet cert may justice stayed enforcement appeal judgment pending disposition state petition certiorari petition granted issuance mandate granted certiorari reexamine law applicable closed container automobile subject troubled courts law enforcement officers since first considered chadwick ii fourth amendment protects right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures contemporaneously adoption fourth amendment first congress later second fourth congresses distinguished need warrant search contraband concealed dwelling house similar place need warrant search contraband concealed movable vessel see carroll see also boyd carroll established exception warrant requirement moving vehicles recognized necessary difference search store dwelling house structure respect proper official warrant readily may obtained search ship motor boat wagon automobile contraband goods practicable secure warrant vehicle quickly moved locality jurisdiction warrant must sought refined exigency requirement chambers maroney held existence exigent circumstances determined time automobile seized car search issue chambers took place police station vehicle immobilized time driver arrested given probable cause exigent circumstances time vehicle first stopped held later warrantless search station passed constitutional muster validity later search derived ruling carroll immediate search without warrant moment seizure permissible see chambers reasoned chambers police search later whenever searched earlier chosen following chambers police probable cause justify warrantless seizure automobile public roadway may conduct either immediate delayed search vehicle ross decided held warrantless search automobile carroll doctrine include search container package found inside car search supported probable cause warrantless search ross car occurred informant told police seen ross complete drug transaction using drugs stored trunk car police stopped car searched discovered trunk brown paper bag containing drugs decided search ross car unreasonable fourth amendment scope warrantless search based probable cause narrower broader scope search authorized warrant supported probable cause thus probable cause justifies search lawfully stopped vehicle justifies search every part vehicle contents may conceal object search ross therefore clarified scope carroll doctrine properly including probing search compartments containers within automobile long search supported probable cause addition clarification ross distinguished carroll doctrine separate rule governed search closed containers see announced separate rule unique luggage closed packages bags containers chadwick chadwick federal narcotics agents probable cause believe footlocker contained marijuana agents tracked locker defendants removed train carried station waiting car soon defendants lifted locker trunk car agents arrested seized locker searched contend locker brief contact automobile trunk sufficed make carroll doctrine applicable rather urged search movable luggage considered analogous search automobile rejected argument reasoned person expects privacy luggage personal effects automobile moreover concluded may often case automobiles seized secure storage facilities usually available police seize luggage arkansas sanders extended chadwick rule apply suitcase actually transported trunk car sanders police probable cause believe suitcase contained marijuana watched defendant placed suitcase trunk taxi driven away police pursued taxi several blocks stopped found suitcase trunk searched although applied carroll doctrine searches integral parts automobile indeed carroll contraband whiskey upholstery seats see extend doctrine warrantless search personal luggage merely located automobile lawfully stopped police sanders majority stressed heightened privacy expectation personal luggage concluded presence luggage automobile diminish owner expectation privacy personal items cf california carney ross endeavored distinguish carroll governed ross automobile search chadwick governed sanders automobile search held carroll doctrine covered searches automobiles police probable cause search entire vehicle chadwick doctrine governed searches luggage officers probable cause search container within vehicle thus ross situation police conduct reasonable search fourth amendment without obtaining warrant whereas sanders situation police obtain warrant searched justice stevens correct course ross involved scope automobile search see post ross held closed containers encountered police warrantless search car pursuant automobile exception also searched thus ross took critical step saying closed containers cars searched without warrant presence within automobile despite protection sanders purported extend closed containers privacy interest closed containers yielded broad scope automobile search iii facts case closely resemble facts ross ross police probable cause believe drugs stored trunk particular car see california appeal concluded police probable cause believe respondent carrying marijuana bag car trunk cal app cal rptr furthermore worth ross drugs trunk contained brown paper bag ross rejected chadwick distinction containers cars concluded expectation privacy one vehicle equal one expectation privacy container noted privacy interests car trunk glove compartment may less movable container also recognized arguable exigent circumstances permit warrantless search automobile justify warrantless search movable container deference rule chadwick sanders however put question one side concluded time expense warrant process misdirected police search every cubic inch automobile discovered paper sack point fourth amendment required take sack magistrate permission look inside must decide question deferred ross whether fourth amendment requires police obtain warrant open sack movable vehicle simply lack probable cause search entire car conclude iv dissenters ross asked suitcase sanders private less difficult police seize store relevant respect properly subject warrant requirement container police discover probable cause search entire automobile id agree container found general search automobile container found car limited search container equally easy police store suspect hide destroy fact see principled distinction terms either privacy expectation exigent circumstances paper bag found police ross paper bag found police furthermore attempting distinguish container police specifically searching container come across car provided minimal protection privacy impeded effective law enforcement line probable cause search vehicle probable cause search package vehicle always clear separate rules govern two objects searched may enable police broaden power make warrantless searches disserve privacy interests noted ross context search entire vehicle recognizing carroll entire vehicle searched without warrant concluded prohibiting police opening immediately container object search likely found instead forcing first comb entire vehicle actually exacerbate intrusion privacy interests moment officers stop automobile may less clear whether suspect high degree certainty vehicle contains drugs bag simply contains drugs police know may open bag actually searching entire car may search extensively otherwise order establish general probable cause required ross situation johns customs agents saw two trucks drive private airstrip approach two small planes agents drew near trucks smelled marijuana saw backs trucks packages wrapped manner marijuana smugglers customarily employed agents took trucks headquarters searched packages without warrant relying chadwick defendants argued search unlawful defendants contended ross inapplicable agents lacked probable cause search anything packages supported contention noting search entire vehicle never occurred rejected argument found chadwick sanders inapposite agents probable cause search entire body truck although chosen see benefit rule requires law enforcement officers conduct intrusive search order justify less intrusive one extent rule protects privacy protection minimal law enforcement officers may seize container hold obtain search warrant chadwick since police hypothesis probable cause seize property assume warrant routinely forthcoming overwhelming majority cases sanders dissenting opinion police often able search containers without warrant despite rule search incident lawful arrest new york belton said hold policeman made lawful custodial arrest occupant automobile may contemporaneous incident arrest search passenger compartment automobile follows conclusion police may also examine contents containers found within passenger compartment omitted finally search paper bag intrudes far less individual privacy incursion sanctioned long ago carroll case prohibition agents slashed upholstery automobile nonetheless found search reasonable fourth amendment destroying interior automobile unreasonable conclude looking inside closed container light minimal protection privacy afforded rule serious doubt whether rule substantially serves privacy interests hold fourth amendment compel separate treatment automobile search extends container within vehicle rule failed protect privacy also confused courts police officers impeded effective law enforcement conflict carroll doctrine cases line criticized academic commentary see gardner searches seizures automobiles contents fourth amendment considerations world neb rev latzer searching cars contents ross crim bull kamisar automobile search cases little clarify labyrinth judicial uncertainty trends developments opperman ed one leading authority fourth amendment comparing chadwick sanders carroll progeny observed two lines authority completely reconciled thus one comes situation depends upon line authority used point departure lafave search seizure ed discrepancy two rules led confusion law enforcement officers example officer developed probable cause believe vehicle contains drugs begins search vehicle immediately discovers closed container rule applies defendant argue fact officer first chose search container indicates probable cause extended container chadwick sanders therefore require warrant hand fact officer first chose search obvious location restrict propriety search chadwick rule applied sanders devolved anomaly likely police discover drugs container less authority search noted virtue providing clear unequivocal guidelines law enforcement profession minnick mississippi quoting arizona roberson rule antithesis clear unequivocal guideline justice stevens argues decisions evince lack confusion automobile exception see post first case cited dissent place however involve automobile considered place temporary detention luggage airport automobile involved defendant place waiting airport board plane rather preparing leave airport car similarity sanders defendant leaving airport car remote best place nothing automobile exception inapposite justice stevens citation oklahoma castleberry support contention castleberry presented question application automobile exception search closed container face castleberry affirmed equally divided result illustrates continued struggle scope automobile exception rather absence confusion applying justice stevens also argues law enforcement impeded decided fourth amendment cases since ross favor government see post cases government appeared petitioner dissent fails explain loss cases mention many others hear interfere law enforcement fact state courts federal courts appeals reversed fourth amendment holdings times since demonstrates extent fourth amendment jurisprudence confused courts important exception johns texas brown fourth amendment cases cited dissent concern automobiles automobile exception carroll ross explained automobile searches differ searches dissent fails acknowledge basic principle misconstrues misapplies fourth amendment case law chadwick dissenters predicted container rule perverse result allowing fortuitous circumstances control outcome various searches rule also confusing within two years chadwick found necessary expound meaning decision explain application luggage general sanders dissenters bemoaned inherent opaqueness difference carroll chadwick principles noted confusion created concerned see also robbins california listing cases decided federal courts appeals since chadwick announced three years sanders returned ross troubled area order assert sanders cut back carroll although recognized firmly doctrine stare decisis serves profoundly important purposes legal system overruled prior case comparatively rare occasion bred confusion derelict led anomalous results see complete auto transit brady sanders explicitly undermined ross existence dual regimes automobile searches uncover containers proved confusing chadwick sanders dissenters predicted conclude better adopt one rule govern automobile searches eliminate warrant requirement closed containers set forth sanders vi interpretation carroll doctrine set forth ross applies searches containers found automobile words police may search without warrant search supported probable cause ross put way scope warrantless search automobile defined nature container contraband secreted rather defined object search places probable cause believe may found holding today neither extends carroll doctrine broadens scope permissible automobile search delineated carroll chambers ross remains cardinal principle searches conducted outside judicial process without prior approval judge magistrate per se unreasonable fourth amendment subject specifically established exceptions mincey arizona quoting katz omitted held ross exception recognized carroll unquestionably one specifically established well delineated today drawn curious line search automobile coincidentally turns container search container coincidentally turns automobile protections fourth amendment must turn coincidences therefore interpret carroll providing one rule govern automobile searches police may search automobile containers within probable cause believe contraband evidence contained judgment california appeal reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes although respondent challenges holding decline california courts found probable cause respondent raise probable cause question brief opposition resolution issue also raise point california therefore consider issue see lytle household heckler campbell justice scalia concurring judgment agree dissent anomalous briefcase protected general requirement prior warrant carried along street briefcase become unprotected soon carried automobile hand agree anomalous locked compartment automobile unprotected general requirement prior warrant unlocked briefcase within automobile protected join judgment think holding faithful text tradition fourth amendment anomalies jurisprudence ever eliminated direction travel fourth amendment terms require prior warrant searches seizures merely prohibits searches seizures unreasonable explicitly regarding warrants way limitation upon issuance rather requirement use see wakely hart binney warrant means insulating officials personal liability assessed colonial juries officer searched seized without warrant risk liable trespass including exemplary damages unless jury found action reasonable amar bill rights constitution yale huckle money wils eng however officer acted pursuant proper warrant absolutely immune see bell clapp johns blackstone commentaries restricting issuance warrants framers endeavored preserve jury role regulating searches seizures amar supra posner rethinking fourth amendment rev see also taylor two studies constitutional interpretation although fourth amendment explicitly impose requirement warrant course textually possible consider implicit within requirement reasonableness years still continuing explosion fourth amendment litigation followed announcement exclusionary rule weeks jurisprudence lurched back forth imposing categorical warrant requirement looking reasonableness alone opinions preferring warrant involved searches structures compare harris johnson compare trupiano rabinowitz see generally chimel california late preference warrant least rhetorically see chimel coolidge new hampshire victory illusory even today decision warrant requirement become riddled exceptions basically unrecognizable one commentator cataloged nearly exceptions including searches incident arrest automobile searches border searches administrative searches regulated businesses exigent circumstances search es incident nonarrest probable cause arrest boat boarding document checks welfare searches inventory searches airport searches school search es bradley two models fourth amendment footnotes omitted since added least two california carney searches mobile homes ortega searches offices government employees intricate body law regarding reasonable expectation privacy developed largely means creating exceptions enabling search denominated fourth amendment search therefore subject general warrant requirement cf scalia concurring judgment unlike dissent therefore regard today holding momentous departure rather merely continuation inconsistent jurisprudence us years cases like chadwick arkansas sanders taken preference warrant seriously cases like ross carroll clarity area unless make minds unless principles express comport actions take view path confusion sought returning first principle reasonableness requirement fourth amendment affords protection common law afforded see county riverside mclaughlin ante scalia dissenting people chiagles cardozo cf california hodari difficulty proposition includes requirement warrant common law required warrant may even changes surrounding legal rules example elimination common law rule reasonable good faith belief defense absolute liability trespass little barreme cranch marshall see generally amar sovereignty federalism yale may make warrant indispensable reasonableness supposed general rule warrant always required appear basis common law see carroll supra gelston hoyt wheat story wakely supra confuses rather facilitates attempt develop rules reasonableness light changed legal circumstances anomaly eliminated anomaly created today holding demonstrate anomalies still precedents common law person may arrested outside home basis probable cause without arrest warrant watson rohan sawin mass upon arrest person well area within grasp may searched evidence related crime chimel california supra people chiagles supra collecting authority principles known drug dealer carrying briefcase reasonably believed contain marijuana unauthorized possession crime police may arrest search person basis probable cause alone precedents upon arrival station house police may inventory possessions including briefcase even reason suspect contain contraband illinois lafayette according current law however police may basis probable cause take less intrusive step stopping individual street demanding see contents briefcase makes sense priori absence common law tradition supporting distinction see reason continue justice white dissenting agreeing justice stevens opinion result reaches dissent affirm judgment justice stevens justice marshall joins dissenting end opinion pays lip service proposition provide basis correct analysis legal question presented case cardinal principle searches conducted outside judicial process without prior approval judge magistrate per se unreasonable fourth amendment subject specifically established exceptions mincey arizona quoting katz omitted ante relying arguments conservative judges repeatedly rejected past cases today despite disclaimer contrary ibid enlarges scope automobile exception cardinal principle undergirded fourth amendment jurisprudence prior retirement author landmark opinion chadwick preface response arguments appropriate restate basis warrant requirement significance chadwick case reasons limitations automobile exception articulated ross represent fair accommodation basic rule requiring prior judicial approval searches automobile exception fourth amendment restraint executive power amendment constitutes framers direct constitutional response unreasonable law enforcement practices employed agents british crown see weeks boyd lafave search seizure ed years particularly period immediately world war ii particularly opinions authored justice jackson service special prosecutor nuremburg trials recognized importance restraint bulwark police practices prevail totalitarian regimes see di johnson history however part explanation warrant requirement requirement also reflects sound policy judgment absent exceptional circumstances decision invade privacy individual personal effects made neutral magistrate rather agent executive opinion johnson justice jackson explained point fourth amendment often grasped zealous officers denies law enforcement support usual inferences reasonable men draw evidence protection consists requiring inferences drawn neutral detached magistrate instead judged officer engaged often competitive enterprise ferreting crime concluding paragraph opinion chadwick chief justice burger made point way even though record issuance warrant judicial officer reasonably predictable line must drawn view exigency shown support need immediate search warrant clause places line point property searched comes exclusive dominion police authority respondents therefore entitled protection warrant clause evaluation neutral magistrate privacy interests contents luggage invaded concluded neither justifications automobile exception support similar exception luggage first held privacy interest luggage substantially greater automobile unlike automobiles contents reasoned uggage contents open public view except condition border entry common carrier travel luggage subject regular inspections official scrutiny continuing basis ibid indeed luggage specifically intended safeguard privacy personal effects unlike automobile whose primary function transportation ibid held mobility luggage justify creating additional exception warrant clause unlike automobile luggage easily seized detained pending judicial approval search police luggage exclusive control slightest danger luggage contents removed valid search warrant obtained luggage safely immobilized unreasonable undertake additional greater intrusion search without warrant omitted ibid two terms chadwick decided case relevant facts identical today arkansas sanders police probable cause search green suitcase placed trunk taxicab little rock airport several blocks airport stopped cab arrested passengers seized suitcase without obtaining warrant opened searched arkansas held search unconstitutional relying chadwick state difficulty concluding nothing set circumstances lend credence assertion impracticability obtaining search warrant sanders state ark dissent justice blackmun rehnquist also dissented chadwick affirmed opinion justice powell noted seizure green suitcase entirely proper state nevertheless burden justifying warrantless search failed carry burden demonstrating need warrantless searches luggage properly taken automobiles chief justice burger wrote separately identify distinction cases police probable cause believe contraband located somewhere vehicle typical automobile exception case cases like chadwick sanders probable cause search particular container placed car wrote police officers probable cause believe respondent green suitcase contained marihuana placed trunk taxicab duty obtain search warrant opening clear chadwick essence holding chadwick legitimate expectation privacy contents trunk suitcase accompanying carried person expectation privacy diminished simply owner arrest occurs public place whether arrested hotel lobby airport railroad terminal public street owner right expect contents luggage without consent exposed demand police breadth opinion repeated references automobile respondent suitcase seized time arrest however might lead reader believe dissenters apparently case involves automobile exception warrant requirement see ante chadwick luggage transported respondent time arrest automobile carried suspected locus contraband opinion concurring judgment held ross scope warrantless search authorized automobile exception broader narrower magistrate legitimately authorize warrant see inherent mobility vehicle justified immediate search without warrant affect scope search see thus search encompass containers might might conceal object search well remainder vehicle see conclusion supported prior cases defining proper scope searches authorized warrant well cases involving automobile exception also practical considerations apply searches police generalized probable cause believe contraband somewhere vehicle explained instances prohibiting police opening immediately container object search likely found instead forcing first comb entire vehicle actually exacerbate intrusion privacy interests indeed police never certain contraband secreted yet undiscovered portion vehicle likely result vehicle need secured warrant obtained ibid concerns justified holding ross implicated cases like chadwick sanders police probable cause search particular container rather entire vehicle police seize container object search need either search seize entire vehicle indeed even today recognizes authority see ante reaching conclusion ross therefore retreat holding either chadwick sanders instead expressly endorsed reasoning chief justice burger separate opinion sanders explained repeatedly ross involved scope warrantless search authorized automobile exception unlike chadwick sanders involve applicability exception closed containers thus recognized ross chadwick sanders created special rule container searches rather merely applied cardinal principle warrantless searches per se unreasonable unless justified exception general rule see ross dealt scope automobile exception chadwick sanders cases exception simply apply ii opinion today recognizes police probable cause search respondent vehicle search anything paper bag respondent carried daza apartment placed trunk car unconstitutional ante moreover read opinion assumes police made warrantless inspection bag placed car see ibid finally also question fact prior cases lawful police seize container detain respondent obtained search warrant ante thus relevant facts governed decisions chadwick sanders present whereas relevant fact justified vehicle search ross present attempt identify exigent circumstances justify refusal apply general rule warrantless searches instead advances three arguments first rules identified foregoing cases confusing anomalous ante second rules protect significant interest privacy ante third rules impede effective law enforcement ante none arguments withstands scrutiny confusion nine years since ross decided considered three cases police probable cause search particular container one probable cause search two vehicles decisions four cases perfectly straightforward provide evidence confusion state lower federal courts place held although reasonable suspicion justifies temporary detention airline passenger luggage seizure particular case unreasonable prolonged delay ascertaining existence probable cause course opinion noted decision ross modified holding sanders also relied chadwick conclusion temporary seizure luggage substantially less intrusive search contents oklahoma castleberry police officers probable cause believe defendant carried narcotics blue suitcases trunk car arresting opened trunk seized suitcases searched without warrant state held search invalid explaining officer probable cause believe contraband somewhere car know exactly may search entire car well containers found therein see ross chambers maroney carroll hand officer probable cause believe contraband specific container car must detain container delay search search warrant obtained see ross arkansas sanders chadwick castleberry state case decides today california appeal also difficulty applying critical distinction relying chadwick explained officers probable cause believe marijuana found brown lunch bag nowhere else car compelled hold obtained search warrant opening cal app cal rptr case police probable cause search two vehicles johns rejected respondent reliance chadwick straightforward explanation case unlike ross involve exception warrant requirement first expressed agreement appeals customs officers conducted search probable cause search vehicles explained circumstances case respondents reliance chadwick misplaced chadwick involve exception warrant requirement recognized carroll supra police probable cause believe automobile contrasted footlocker contained contraband see point underscored decision ross held notwithstanding chadwick police officers may conduct warrantless search containers discovered course lawful vehicle search see given conclusion customs officers probable cause believe pickup trucks contained contraband chadwick simply inapposite see summarizes alleged anomaly created coexistence ross chadwick sanders statement likely police discover drugs container less authority search ante juxtaposition anomalous however one accepts flawed premise degree police likely discover contraband correlated authority search without warrant yet even proof beyond reasonable doubt justify warrantless search supported one exceptions warrant requirement even police warrant exception applies police possess probable cause extent less certain contents container bearing authority search extent anomaly prior jurisprudence cured expense creating serious paradox surely anomalous prohibit search briefcase owner carrying exposed public street yet permit search owner placed briefcase locked trunk car one privacy interest one luggage certainly diminished one removing public thoroughfare placing sight privately owned vehicle danger evidence escape increased luggage car rather street either location police probable cause authorized seize luggage detain obtain judicial approval search line demarking exception warrant requirement appear blurred edges certainly erred believes erasing one line drawing another drawn clearer boundary privacy argument statement chadwick sanders provide minimal protection privacy ante also unpersuasive every citizen clearly interest privacy contents luggage briefcase handbag container conceals private papers effects public scrutiny privacy interest recognized repeatedly cases spanning century see chadwick van leeuwen ex parte jackson holding today privacy interest protects contents suitcase briefcase warrantless search public view simply vanishes owner climbs taxicab unquestionably rejection sanders line cases today decision result significant loss individual privacy support argument today holding works minimal intrusion privacy suggests police know may open bag actually searching entire car may search extensively otherwise order establish general probable cause required ross ante already noted see supra fear unexplained inexplicable neither evidence uncovered course search scope search conducted used provide post hoc justification search unsupported probable cause inception also justifies claim holding inflicts minor damage suggesting new york belton police arrested respondent searched bag respondent placed bag passenger compartment automobile instead trunk belton however justification stopping car arresting driver nothing subsequent search based potential danger arresting officer holding belton supportable straightforward application automobile exception see robbins california stevens dissenting extend belton holding case container protected warrantless search placed car provided justification arrest even accepting belton application case like one however logic extends holding container placed trunk vehicle rather passenger compartment makes extension without justification whatsoever convenience law enforcement burden law enforcement suggestion chadwick sanders created significant burden effective law enforcement unsupported inaccurate event insufficient reason creating new exception warrant requirement despite repeated claims chadwick sanders impeded effective law enforcement ante cites authority contentions moreover evidence exist points contrary conclusion years since ross decided heard argument fourth amendment cases involving narcotics one government petitioner save two involved search seizure without warrant defective warrant except three upheld constitutionality search seizure meantime flow narcotics cases courts steadily dramatically increased see annual report attorney general impartial observer criticize hindering progress war drugs contrary decisions like one makes today support conclusion become loyal foot soldier executive fight crime even warrant requirement inconvenience police extent fact distinguish constitutional requirement procedural protection secured bill rights merely part price society must pay order preserve freedom thus unanimous opinion relied johnson chadwick justice stewart wrote moreover mere fact law enforcement may made efficient never justify disregard fourth amendment cf coolidge new hampshire investigation crime always simplified warrants unnecessary fourth amendment reflects view wrote bill rights privacy person home property may totally sacrificed name maximum simplicity enforcement criminal law see chadwick mincey arizona respectfully dissent although searches seizures deeply concerned colonists foremost minds framers involving invasions home mistake conclude government contends warrant clause therefore intended guard intrusions home first warrant clause terms distinguish searches conducted private homes searches also strong historical connection warrant clause initial clause fourth amendment draws distinctions among persons houses papers effects safeguarding unreasonable searches seizures chadwick judicial warrant significant role play provides detached scrutiny neutral magistrate reliable safeguard improper searches hurried judgment law enforcement officer engaged often competitive enterprise ferreting crime johnson lawful search begun also far likely exceed proper bounds done pursuant judicial authorization particularly describing place searched persons things seized warrant assures individual whose property searched seized lawful authority executing officer need search limits power search see earliest case cited chief justice burger justice field opinion ex parte jackson probable cause believe contraband driven away taxi police justified stopping vehicle searching spot seizing suitcase suspected contained contraband see chambers maroney oral argument respondent conceded stopping taxi seizure suitcase constitutionally unobjectionable see tr oral arg arkansas sanders ecause exception warrant requirement invariably impinges extent protective purpose fourth amendment situations search may conducted absence warrant carefully delineated burden seeking exemption show need jeffers framing question decision stated unlike chadwick sanders case police officers probable cause search respondent entire vehicle moreover quoted following paragraph justice powell opinion intervening case robbins california hen police probable cause search automobile rather search particular container fortuitously located exigencies allow police search entire automobile without warrant support warrantless search every container found therein see post stevens dissenting analysis entirely consistent holdings chadwick sanders neither automobile case police probable cause search footlocker suitcase respectively either came near automobile quoted ross although today purports acknowledge warrant requirement general rule ante nonetheless inexplicably persists referring chadwick sanders announcing separate rule unique luggage closed packages bags containers ante equally inexplicable contention overruling sanders extend ed carroll doctrine created automobile exception ante discussion johns case makes puzzling statement see benefit rule requires law enforcement officers conduct intrusive search order justify less intrusive one see ante assume mean suggest evidence found course search may provide probable cause justifies search cases unequivocally rejected bootstrap justification search lawful commenced see di byars perhaps fears defendants attempt similar post hoc reasoning argue police searched container rather whole car must probable cause search container fear unwarranted johns foreclosed argument see see ante referring undocumented prediction made justice blackmun joined justice rehnquist dissent chadwick ante referring fact dissenters bemoaned inherent opaqueness difference carroll chadwick principles noted confusion created concerned one three pieces kamisar automobile search cases little clarify labyrinth judicial uncertainty trends developments opperman ed written prior decision ross moreover rather criticizing chadwick sanders article expressly endorses justice brennan refutation arguments advanced justice blackmun dissent chadwick see kamisar supra two articles written shortly ross criticize ross rather chadwick sanders se gardner searches seizures automobiles contents fourth amendment considerations world neb rev latzer searching cars contents crim bull illinois rodriguez florida wells skinner railway labor executives treasury employees von raab florida riley michigan chesternut california greenwood dunn maryland garrison colorado bertine california ciraolo montoya de hernandez california carney sharpe johns new jersey leon karo oliver together maine thornton jacobsen michigan long illinois andreas illinois lafayette place texas brown illinois gates florida royer knotts see treasury employees von raab see maryland garrison illinois gates see florida wells place florida royer number defendants charged drug law violations convicted federal courts increased corresponding increase convictions nondrug offenses bureau justice statistics special report drug law violators june percentage drug cases dismissed district courts declined see bureau justice statistics federal criminal case processing addendum preliminary