robinson argued october decided december result previous check respondent operator permit probable cause arrest respondent driving license revoked police officer made arrest respondent offense accordance prescribed procedures officer made search respondent person course found coat pocket cigarette package containing heroin heroin admitted evidence district trial resulted respondent conviction drug offense appeals reversed ground heroin obtained result search violation fourth amendment held case lawful custodial arrest full search person exception warrant requirement fourth amendment also reasonable search amendment pp search incident valid arrest limited frisk suspect outer clothing removal weapons arresting officer may result frisk reasonably believe ascertain suspect possession absence probable fruits evidence particular crime arrest made narrow standards applicable search terry ohio distinguished pp custodial arrest suspect based probable cause reasonable intrusion fourth amendment search incident arrest requires additional justification probability particular arrest situation weapons evidence fact found upon suspect person whether present one reasons supporting authority search person incident lawful arrest need litigated case since custodial arrest gave rise authority search immaterial arresting officer fear respondent suspect armed pp rehnquist delivered opinion burger stewart white blackmun powell joined powell filed concurring opinion post marshall filed dissenting opinion douglas brennan joined post allan tuttle argued cause brief solicitor general griswold assistant attorney general petersen deputy solicitor general lacovara jerome feit joseph gartlan argued cause respondent brief dorothy sellers briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed evelle younger attorney general edward hinz chief assistant attorney general william james assistant attorney general robert granucci sanford svetcov deputy attorneys general state california william scott attorney general james zagel jayne carr assistant attorneys general state illinois fred inbau alan ganz frank carrington glen murphy wayne schmidt geoffrey alprin scott schoenfeld americans effective law enforcement et al melvin wulf joel gora filed brief american civil liberties union amicus curiae urging affirmance justice rehnquist delivered opinion respondent robinson convicted district district columbia possession facilitation concealment heroin violation ed sentenced concurrent terms imprisonment offenses appeal appeals district columbia circuit first remanded case district evidentiary hearing concerning scope search respondent person occurred time arrest app district made findings fact conclusions law adverse respondent appealed time appeals en banc reversed judgment conviction holding heroin introduced evidence respondent obtained result search violated fourth amendment constitution app granted certiorari set case argument together gustafson florida post also decided today april approximately officer richard jenks veteran district columbia metropolitan police department observed respondent driving cadillac near intersection streets district columbia jenks result previous investigation following check respondent operator permit four days earlier determined reason believe respondent operating motor vehicle revocation operator permit offense defined statute district columbia carries mandatory minimum jail term mandatory minimum fine code ann jenks signaled respondent stop automobile respondent three occupants emerged car point jenks informed respondent arrest operating revocation obtaining permit misrepresentation assumed appeals conceded respondent jenks probable cause arrest respondent effected arrest accordance procedures prescribed police department instructions jenks began search respondent explained subsequent hearing respondent placed hands respondent left breast like demonstrating proceeded pat thus right hand patdown jenks felt object left breast pocket heavy coat respondent wearing testified tell also actually tell size jenks reached pocket pulled object turned crumpled cigarette package jenks testified point still know package felt package feel objects package tell knew cigarettes opinion plurality judges appeals written judge wright concurring opinion chief judge bazelon dissenting opinion judge wilkey concurred three judges gave careful comprehensive treatment authority police officer search person one validly arrested taken custody conclude search conducted jenks case offend limits imposed fourth amendment therefore reverse judgment appeals well settled search incident lawful arrest traditional exception warrant requirement fourth amendment general exception historically formulated two distinct propositions first search may made person arrestee virtue lawful arrest second search may made area within control arrestee examination decisions shows two propositions treated quite differently validity search person incident lawful arrest regarded settled first enunciation remained virtually unchallenged present case validity second proposition likewise conceded principle subject differing interpretations extent area may searched rule requiring exclusion evidence obtained violation fourth amendment first enunciated weeks understandable virtually law developed since time weeks made clear recognition validity search incident lawful arrest present case answering inquiry specifically may well process exclusion state assertion right part government always recognized english american law search person accused legally arrested discover seize fruits evidences crime right uniformly maintained many cases bishop criminal procedure wharton crim plead practice dillon davis cox right without search warrant contemporaneously search persons lawfully arrested committing crime search place arrest made order find seize things connected crime fruits means committed well weapons things effect escape custody doubted arrest made reasonable arresting officer search person arrested order remove weapons latter might seek use order resist arrest effect escape otherwise officer safety might well endangered arrest frustrated addition entirely reasonable arresting officer search seize evidence arrestee person order prevent concealment destruction circumstances surrounding williams possession gun seized sgt connolly arrest weapons charge supported probable cause search person car incident arrest lawful thus broadly stated rule reasons repeatedly affirmed decisions since weeks supra nearly years ago since statements cases speak simply terms exception warrant requirement terms affirmative authority search clearly imply searches also meet fourth amendment requirement reasonableness ii decision case appeals decided even police officer lawfully places suspect arrest purpose taking custody may ordinarily proceed fully search prisoner must instead conduct limited frisk outer clothing remove weapons may result limited frisk reasonably believe ascertain suspect possession recognizing terry ohio dealt permissible frisk incident investigative stop based less probable cause arrest appeals felt principles case carried arrest driving one license revoked since evidence crime obtained search arrestee held search weapons justified terry ohio supra involve arrest probable cause made quite clear protective frisk weapons approved might conducted without probable cause opinion explicitly recognized distinction purpose character extent search incident arrest limited search weapons former although justified part acknowledged necessity protect arresting officer assault concealed weapon preston also justified grounds therefore involve relatively extensive exploration person search weapons absence probable cause arrest however must like search strictly circumscribed exigencies justify initiation warden hayden justice fortas concurring thus must limited necessary discovery weapons might used harm officer others nearby may realistically characterized something less full search even though remains serious intrusion arrest wholly different kind intrusion upon individual freedom limited search weapons interests designed serve likewise quite different arrest initial stage criminal prosecution intended vindicate society interest laws obeyed inevitably accompanied future interference individual freedom movement whether trial conviction ultimately follows protective search weapons hand constitutes brief though far inconsiderable intrusion upon sanctity person omitted appeals also relied language peters new york companion case terry held police officer authority search peters probable cause arrest went say incident search obviously justified need seize weapons things might used assault officer effect escape well need prevent destruction evidence crime preston moreover reasonably limited scope purposes officer lasky engage unrestrained examination peters personal effects second possible source confusion statement officer lasky engage unrestrained examination peters personal effects since found probable cause arrest peters since officer arresting probable cause entitled make full incident search assume merely factual observation factual matter agree omitted iii virtually statements affirming existence unqualified authority search incident lawful arrest dicta therefore foreclosed principles stare decisis examination history practice order see whether sort qualifications imposed appeals case fact intended framers fourth amendment recognized cases decided prior weeks unfortunately authorities exist sparse treatises blackstone commentaries holmes common law simply silent subject pollock maitland history english law describe law arrest rough rude time edward address authority search incident arrest pollock maitland history english law ed issue apparently litigated english courts dillon cox exch ireland cited weeks supra baron palles said interest state person charged brought trial due course necessarily extends well preservation material evidence guilt innocence custody purpose trial custody value law powerless prevent abstraction destruction evidence without trial empty form right production preservation evidence see enforced otherwise capture cox think officer also justified taking person arrested crime deadly weapon might find upon revolver dirk knife sword cane slung shot club though used intended used commission offence prisoner arrested even though threats violence towards officer made due regard safety part officer also public safety justify sufficient search ascertain weapons carried person prisoner possession found seize hold prisoner discharged otherwise properly disposed spalding preston think might money articles value found upon prisoner means left possession might procure escape obtain tools implements weapons effect escape think officer arresting man crime may frequently make searches seizures many cases might reasonable proper courts hold harmless acts good faith regard public safety security prisoner generally speaking absence statute officer right take property person prisoner except may afford evidence crime charged means identifying criminal may helpful making escape basis principle search person unlawful seizure body trespass purpose search discover grounds yet unknown arrest accusation citation omitted search person becomes lawful grounds arrest accusation discovered law act subjecting body accused physical dominion distinction may seem subtle truth founded shrewd appreciation necessities government strain immunity point human nature rebels honoring conduct peace officer empowered arrest must empowered disarm may disarm may search lest weapon concealed search lawful retains finds connected crime people chiagles appeals effect determined reason supporting authority full search incident lawful arrest possibility discovery evidence fruits concluding evidence fruits case offense respondent charged held protective search limited conditions laid terry search upon less probable cause arrest quite apart fact terry clearly recognized distinction two types searches different rule governed one governed find additional reason disagree appeals justification reason authority search incident lawful arrest rests quite much need disarm suspect order take custody need preserve evidence person later use trial agnello abel standards traditionally governing search incident lawful arrest therefore commuted stricter terry standards absence probable fruits evidence particular crime arrest made inclined basis seems us rather speculative judgment qualify breadth general authority search incident lawful custodial arrest assumption persons arrested offense driving licenses revoked less likely possess dangerous weapons arrested crimes scarcely open doubt danger officer far greater case extended exposure follows taking suspect custody transporting police station case relatively fleeting contact resulting typical stop adequate basis treating custodial arrests alike purposes search justification quite apart distinctions fundamental disagreement appeals arises suggestion must litigated case issue whether present one reasons supporting authority search person incident lawful arrest think long line authorities dating back weeks glean history practice country england requires adjudication police officer determination search person suspect arrested necessarily quick ad hoc judgment fourth amendment require broken instance analysis step search authority search person incident lawful custodial arrest based upon need disarm discover evidence depend may later decide probability particular arrest situation weapons evidence fact found upon person suspect custodial arrest suspect based probable cause reasonable intrusion fourth amendment intrusion lawful search incident arrest requires additional justification fact lawful arrest establishes authority search hold case lawful custodial arrest full search person exception warrant requirement fourth amendment also reasonable search amendment iv search respondent person conducted officer jenks case seizure heroin permissible established fourth amendment law thorough search partook none extreme patently abusive characteristics held violate due process clause fourteenth amendment rochin california since fact custodial arrest gives rise authority search moment jenks indicate subjective fear respondent suspect respondent armed course lawful search come upon crumpled package cigarettes entitled inspect inspection revealed heroin capsules entitled seize fruits instrumentalities contraband probative criminal conduct harris warden hayden adams williams judgment appeals holding otherwise reversed footnotes government introduced testimony evidentiary hearing upon original remand appeals certain standard operating procedures metropolitan police department sergeant dennis donaldson metropolitan police department training division instructor testified police officer makes full custody arrest defined one officer arrest subject subsequently transport police facility booking officer trained make full field type search describe physical acts officer instructed perform respect field search full custody arrest situation sgt donaldson basically thorough search individual expect field search officer completely search individual inspect areas behind collar underneath collar waistband trousers cuffs socks shoes areas ask complete thorough search instructions field type search situation officer feels something outside garment full custody arrest conducting field search expect remove anything examine determine exactly full custody arrest last part witness conducting field search done time full custody arrest expect officer examine anything might find subject thing search witness determine frisk squeezing fact weapon used instruct go field search even though may feel something believes weapon instructed take witness yes sir sergeant donaldson testified officers instructed examine contents pockets arrestee course field search stated standard operating procedures initiated police department rimarily officer safety secondly safety individual placed arrest thirdly search evidence crime officer instructed make full field search person individual arrests instructed police department regulations provide case arrest driving revocation areas beyond arrestee immediate control searched probable cause believe vehicle contains fruits instrumentalities contraband evidence offense driving revocation regulations also provide case traffic offenses including crime operating motor vehicle revocation operator permit officer shall make summary arrest violator take violator custody station house booking metropolitan police department general order series apr operating procedures course determinative constitutional issues presented case see taylor two studies constitutional interpretation taylor suggests little reason doubt search arrestee person premises old institution arrest neither reported cases legal literature indication search person arrestee premises taken ever challenged england end nineteenth century english courts gave point short shrift arrest made crime reasonable believe evidence exists appeals recognizes warrantless intrusion pockets arrestee discover evidence reasonable search incident exception app officer may use reasonable evidentiary intrusion simultaneously look weapons ibid assumption appears least questionable light available statistical data concerning assaults police officers course making arrests danger police officer flows fact arrest attendant proximity stress uncertainty grounds arrest one study concludes approximately shootings police officers occur officer stops person automobile bristow police officer shootings tactical evaluation crim cited adams williams government brief notes uniform crime reports prepared federal bureau investigation indicate significant percentage murders police officers occurs officers making traffic stops brief reports indicate police officers murdered officers killed engaged making traffic stops ibid opinion appeals also discussed understanding law police officer makes characterized routine traffic stop officer simply issue notice violation allow offender proceed since case officer make arrest violator reach question discussed appeals concedes searching respondent officer jenks motivated feeling imminent danger specifically looking weapons brief officer jenks testified searched robinson think looking searched previously noted officer jenks also testified upon removing cigarette package respondent custody still unsure package knew cigarettes justice powell concurring although join opinions write briefly emphasize seems essential premise decisions fourth amendment safeguards right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures areas individual life entertains legitimate expectations privacy believe individual lawfully subjected custodial arrest retains significant fourth amendment interest privacy person view custodial arrest significant intrusion state power privacy one person arrest lawful privacy interest guarded fourth amendment subordinated legitimate overriding governmental concern reason exists frustrate law enforcement requiring independent justification search incident lawful custodial arrest seems reason valid arrest justifies full search person even search narrowly limited twin rationales seizing evidence disarming arrestee search incident arrest reasonable fourth amendment privacy interest protected constitutional guarantee legitimately abated fact arrest opinion also applies gustafson florida post appeals ninth circuit aptly stated rationale charles power body accused essence arrest two separated say police may curtail liberty accused refrain impinging upon sanctity pockets except enumerated reasons ignore custodial duties devolve upon arresting authorities custody must necessity asserted initially whatever arrested party possession time apprehension body accused validly subjected physical dominion law inspections person regardless purpose deemed unlawful unless violate dictates reason either number manner perpetration citation omitted gustafson post petitioner conceded validity custodial arrest although conclusion robinson gustafson presented different question petitioner proved taken custody afford pretext search actually undertaken collateral objectives question us justice marshall justice douglas justice brennan join dissenting certain fundamental principles characterized fourth amendment jurisprudence years perhaps basic expressed justice butler speaking unanimous gobart formula determination reasonableness case decided facts circumstances recently held constitutional validity warrantless search sort question decided concrete factual context individual case sibron new york intensive times painstaking analysis characteristic fourth amendment decisions jealous regard maintaining integrity individual rights mapp ohio see also weeks present case however majority turns back principles holding fact lawful arrest always establishes authority conduct full search arrestee person regardless whether particular case present one reasons supporting authority search person incident lawful arrest ante majority approach represents clear marked departure long tradition adjudication reasonableness searches seizures fourth amendment continue believe scheme fourth amendment becomes meaningful assured point conduct charged enforcing laws subjected detached neutral scrutiny judge must evaluate reasonableness particular search seizure light particular circumstances terry ohio find majority reasoning odds fundamental principles must respectfully dissent april officer richard jenks stopped cadillac driven respondent intersection streets district columbia called routine spot check time officer jenks examined respondent temporary operator permit automobile registration card selective service classification card although permitted respondent go way officer jenks pursued discrepancy noted date birth given operator permit date birth given selective service card check police traffic records showed operator permit issued one willie robinson born revoked temporary operator permit subsequently issued one willie robinson born pictures revoked permit application temporary permit man person stopped jenks routine check april investigated matter fashion clear officer jenks probable cause believe respondent violated provision district columbia motor vehicle code making unlawful person operate motor vehicle district period operator permit revoked code ann four days later april duty patrol car officer jenks partner saw respondent driving vehicle pulled behind respondent car signaled stop indications record respondent immediately complied brought car stop alongside curb officers parking patrol car immediately behind respondent got car walked back toward patrol car officer jenks partner got patrol car started toward respondent car officer jenks asked respondent permit registration card shown permit respondent given four days earlier informed respondent arrest operating motor vehicle revocation operator permit jenks began search respondent normal procedure conducting search arrestee wall something nature jenks words think almost every search different depends man size nature crime since substantial height weight advantage respondent arrest traffic offense jenks chose instead conduct search face face contrast normal practice first step search jenks place hands respondent chest begin pat patdown jenks felt something left breast pocket respondent heavy overcoat jenks later testified immediately tell pocket record indicate however object feel like gun jenks particular indication weapon kind nonetheless reached pocket took object turned cigarette package package hands jenks feel objects inside tell appear jenks reason believe fact believe objects weapons sort nevertheless opened package looked inside thereby finding gelatin capsules heroin introduced respondent trial possession facilitation concealment heroin ii justice jackson writing johnson 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 right privacy must reasonably yield right search rule decided judicial officer policeman government enforcement agent vast majority cases determination right privacy must reasonably yield right search required made neutral judicial officer search conducted see katz agnello constitution requires deliberate impartial judgment judicial officer interposed citizen police wong sun requirement police seek prior approval search judicial officer doubt subject specifically established exceptions katz supra including searches moving vehicle carroll searches certain exigent circumstances warden hayden mcdonald searches incident lawful arrest agnello supra chimel california exception invoked justify search without warrant preclude judicial inquiry reasonableness search role judiciary police officers delimit scope exceptions warrant requirement general requirement search warrant obtained lightly dispensed burden seeking exemption requirement show need quoting jeffers exceptions warrant requirement talismans precluding judicial inquiry whenever invoked see coolidge new hampshire supra rather jealously carefully drawn jones carrying mandate delineating proper scope exception requires consideration purposes exception apply particular search occurred case see chimel california supra preston yet majority rather focusing facts case places great emphasis police department order instructed officer jenks conduct full search examine carefully everything found whenever making arrest see ante mode analysis explicitly rejected sibron new york defendant state urged principal issue us constitutionality state statute authorized search question declined however engage viewed abstract unproductive exercise laying words statute next fourth amendment effort determine whether two sense compatible constitutional inquiry concluded furthered attempt pronounce judgment words statute must confine review instead reasonableness searches seizures underlie two convictions majority also suggests appeals reached novel unprecedented result imposing qualifications historically recognized authority conduct full search incident lawful arrest nothing truth appeals careful point one need go back blackstone commentaries holmes common law pollock maitland search precedent approach adopted appeals indeed given fact mass production automobile begin early decades present century find somewhat puzzling majority even looks sources guidance question presented case permissible scope search person incident lawful arrest violation motor vehicle regulation fact question considered several state federal courts vast majority held absent special circumstances police officer right conduct full search person incident lawful arrest violation motor vehicle regulation barnes state example police officers stopped car violation rather simply issue citation officers placed driver arrest full search driver person conducted including shining flashlight overcoat pocket disclosing small quantity marihuana package cigarette papers wisconsin held search driver pocket unreasonable expressly holding traffic offender actually arrested distinguished given summons reasonable arresting officer search person weapons nevertheless held unreasonable look inside driver overcoat pocket flashlight conceive said aspect search legitimate search weapons reject state contention search person one lawfully arrested valid search state curtis police officers stopped car defective taillights made illegal right turn officers decided take driver station house searched weapons putting squad car one officers felt outside driver pockets robinson case officer detected object tell feel like gun knife neither officer expressed concern personal safety testimony suspected defendant criminal activity aware dangerous propensities part nevertheless officer reached pocket resulting discovery package marihuana minnesota held search unlawful recognizing concern injuries loss life experienced police officers confrontations traffic offenders held validity search weapons following traffic arrest depends whether officer reasonable grounds believe search necessary safety prevent escape citing shelton state md app like import decision oregon state en banc defendant automobile stopped rear license plate asked produce operator license defendant produced temporary operator license issued another person expired several years earlier officers arrested defendant placed back seat police car one officers got police car asked defendant remove money wallet give wallet officer defendant officer took papers wallet examined officer unfolded one piece paper marijuana cigarette fell held search unlawful recognizing officer right conduct search incident arrest order protect officer deprive prisoner potential means escape held search wallet obviously nothing officers safety defendant testified officers patted placing police car officers remember whether event difficult see defendant wallet reasonably believed contained weapon accordingly think disingenuous pronounce precedents exist question tend support broad statement authority search incident arrest found successive decisions rather restrictive one applied appeals case ante disquieting say least see admit irtually statements affirming existence unqualified authority search incident lawful arrest dicta concede presented open question examination history practice helpful yet conduct examination prior practice wholly superficial totally inaccurate misleading majority attempt avoid adjudication fourth amendment issues misguided matter principle also doomed fail matter practical application majority well aware see ante powers granted police case strong ones subject potential abuse although particular case officer jenks required police department regulations make arrest rather issue citation jurisdictions traffic offenses determination whether issue citation effect full arrest discretionary officer always possibility police officer lacking probable cause obtain search warrant use traffic arrest pretext conduct search see supra suggest possibility impugn integrity police merely point adjudication always necessary determine whether full arrest effected purely legitimate reasons rather pretext searching arrestee arrest may used pretext search evidence lefkowitz see also jones abel rabinowitz frankfurter dissenting cf chimel california iii majority police officer determination search person suspect arrested necessarily quick ad hoc judgment fourth amendment require broken instance analysis step search ante precedent cited broad assertion surprisingly since none indeed recently rejected rigid model justification regulation amendment obscures utility limitations upon scope well initiation police action means constitutional regulation held past search reasonable inception may violate fourth amendment virtue intolerable intensity scope terry ohio concluded determining whether seizure search unreasonable inquiry dual one whether officer action justified inception whether reasonably related scope circumstances justified interference first place view matter search case divides three distinct phases patdown respondent coat pocket removal unknown object pocket opening cigarette package question raised concerning lawfulness patdown respondent coat pocket appeals unanimously affirmed right police officer conduct limited frisk weapons making arrest regardless nature crime arrest made said seem clearly unreasonable expect police officer place suspect squad car transportation stationhouse without first taking reasonable measures insure suspect unarmed therefore conclude whenever police officer acting within bounds authority makes arrest may also conduct limited frisk suspect outer clothing order remove weapons suspect may possession app omitted emphasis original respect removal unknown object coat pocket first issue presented whether aspect search sustained part limited frisk weapons weapons search approved appeals modeled upon narrowly drawn protective search weapons authorized terry consists limited patting outer clothing suspect concealed objects might used instruments assault see sibron new york see also terry supra appears conceded government removal object respondent coat pocket exceeded scope terry frisk weapons since terry officer may remove object suspect pockets unless reason believe dangerous weapon app citing ali model code procedure proposed official draft cf sibron new york supra present case however officer jenks reason believe fact believe object respondent coat pocket weapon admitted later object feel like gun see supra fact really thoughts one way another pocket jenks testified searched think looking searched since removal object pocket justified part limited terry weapons frisk question arises whether reasonable police officer effecting arrest traffic offender make fuller search person permitted pursuant terry underlying rationale search incident arrest traffic offender initially suggests reasonable search whose scope similar protective weapons frisk permitted terry search incident arrest majority indicates two basic functions removal weapons arrestee might use resist arrest effect escape seizure evidence fruits crime arrest made prevent concealment destruction see ante chimel california government contend search respondent pocket justified need find seize evidence order prevent concealment destruction appeals found evidence fruits offense respondent charged rationale search case removal weapons arrestee might use harm officer attempt escape rationale course identical rationale search permitted terry said sole justification search present situation protection police officer others nearby must therefore confined scope intrusion reasonably designed discover guns knives clubs hidden instruments assault police officer terry ohio supra since underlying rationale terry search search traffic violator identical appeals held scope searches must view conclusion removal object respondent coat pocket exceeded scope lawful terry frisk conclusion disputed government challenged majority plurality appeals held removal package exceeded scope lawful search incident arrest traffic violator problem approach however ignores several significant differences context search incident arrest traffic violation made situation presented terry differences appear suggest permitting thorough search case permitted terry differences suggest narrower limited right search recognized obvious difference two contexts relates whether officer cause believe individual dealing possesses weapons might used terry permit officer conduct weapons frisk anyone lawfully stopped street rather reason believe dealing armed dangerous individual policeman arrests suspected rapist robber may well reason believe dealing armed dangerous person certainly hold true equal force respect person arrested motor vehicle violation sort involved case particular reason case believe respondent dangerous attempted evade arrest quickly complied police bringing car stop signaled producing documents officer jenks requested fact jenks admitted searched respondent face face rather fashion reason believe respondent violent difference situation presented terry context presented case tend suggest lesser authority search permitted terry distinctions two cases suggest opposite appeals noted crucial feature distinguishing arrest terry context greater likelihood person taken custody armed rather increased likelihood danger officer fact person armed app quoting people superior los angeles county cal wright concurring emphasis original terry stop involves momentary encounter officer suspect arrest places two close proximity much longer period time individual happens weapon person certainly much opportunity use officer situation prolonged proximity also makes likely individual able extricate small hidden weapon might go undetected weapons frisk safety pin razor blade addition suspect taken custody may feel threatened serious restraint liberty person simply stopped officer questioning may therefore likely resort force thus senses less need weapons search traffic arrest situation terry context ways greater need balancing competing considerations order determine reasonable warrantless search traffic arrest context difficult process one may easy analytical guideposts dealing factors easily quantified therefore easily weighed one competing interests protecting individual interest remaining free unnecessarily intrusive invasions privacy society interest police officers take unnecessary risks performance duties deserving serious attention tip balance particular direction explained fully think necessary solve balancing equation particular case important note however view reasoning adopted majority available empirical evidence supports result reached plurality appeals rather result reached today majority relies statistics indicating significant percentage murders police officers occurs officers making traffic stops statistics confirm recognized terry american criminals long tradition armed violence every year country many law enforcement officers killed line duty thousands wounded terry ohio supra next sentence terry recognized however irtually deaths substantial portion injuries inflicted guns knives statistics relied government case support observation virtually killings caused guns knives type weapons go undetected properly conducted weapons frisk requires citation statistics support proposition reasonable police officers conduct frisk weapons seeking disarm traffic offender taken custody majority opinion fails recognize search conducted officer jenks merely involve search respondent person also included separate search effects found person even assume arguendo reasonable jenks remove object felt respondent pocket clearly justification consistent fourth amendment authorize opening package looking inside begin jenks cigarette package hands indication reason believe fact believe package contained weapon importantly even cigarette package fact contained sort small weapon impossible respondent used package officer hands opening package therefore protective purpose search even dissenting opinion appeals conceded since package officer possession risk prisoner use weapon package eliminated app wilkey dissenting suggested however since custodial arrest represents significant intrusion privacy person additional intrusion way opening examining effects found person worthy constitutional protection approach expressly rejected chimel suggested since police lawfully entered petitioner house effect arrest additional invasion privacy stemming accompanying search entire house inconsequential answered see reason simply interference individual privacy freedom movement lawfully taken place intrusions automatically allowed despite absence warrant fourth amendment otherwise require fourth amendment preserves right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures chimel established principle lawful right police interfere security person standing alone automatically confer right interfere security privacy house hence mere fact arrest justification invading privacy individual personal effects government argues difficult see constitutionally protected expectation privacy prisoner interior cigarette pack one wonders result case respondent businessman lawfully taken custody driving without license whose wallet taken police reasonable police officer possibility razor blade hidden somewhere wallet open remove contents examine item carefully suppose lawyer lawfully arrested traffic offense found sealed envelope person permissible arresting officer tear open envelope order make sure contain clandestine weapon perhaps pin razor blade cf harris chimel california supra consonant purpose fourth amendment legitimate needs police require officer question whatsoever wallet letter contains hold arrestee brought precinct station one characterize intrusions privacy individual papers effects negligible incidents serious intrusion individual privacy stemming arrest principled distinction drawn hypothetical searches posed search cigarette package case reasoned distinction warrantless searches serve legitimate protective evidentiary functions see chimel supra search conducted officer jenks case went far beyond reasonably necessary protect harm ensure respondent effect escape custody view therefore fell outside scope properly drawn search incident arrest exception fourth amendment warrant requirement affirm judgment appeals holding fruits search suppressed respondent trial suppression hearing officer jenks shown small derringer asked gun placed coat pocket whether feels like lump felt robinson pocket night arrested jenks answered object feel rather felt harder larger uch suspicious even attempt dip english common law selective power conduct search incident arrest litigated leigh cole cox oxford circuit civil case plaintiff lawyer stopped road arrested defendant superintendent police plaintiff taken station house police constable searched defendant direction tobacco box piece paper taken instructing jury learned judge stated respect searching prisoner doubt man custody may conduct reason violence language conduct police officer may reasonably think prudent right search order ascertain whether weapon might mischief person commit breach peace time quite wrong suppose general rule applied case even man confined drunk disorderly correct say must submit degradation searched searching person must depend upon circumstances case majority reference quick ad hoc judgment police officer may read expression doubt whether kind police activity effectively controlled standards problem discussed terry ohio recognized limitations judicial function controlling myriad daily situations policemen citizens confront street concluded even though judicial opinion comprehend protean variety street encounter courts still retain traditional responsibility guard police conduct trenches upon personal security without objective evidentiary justification constitution requires conduct identified must condemned judiciary fruits must excluded evidence criminal trials also position police department sergeant donaldson police department training division instructor testified officer determine frisk squeezing fact weapon used instruct go uniform crime reports prepared federal bureau investigation relied majority see ante indicate police officers killed nationwide killed firearms two remaining four killed knives last two cases involved bomb automobile dissent argued however inspection package still justifiable protective measure package contained razor blade live bullets officer alerted search robinson much thoroughly since possibility weapons concealed person increase app emphasis original chief judge bazelon indicated opinion kind reasoning render meaningless scope limitations searches one accept logic example reasonable police search entire house chimel california weapon found somewhere house arresting officer alerted search chimel thoroughly possibility weapons concealed person arguably increased necessarily reasonable police opened cigarette package police station government argued alternative theory justify search case suspect booked placed station house detention reasonable search person prevent introduction weapons contraband jail facility inventory personal effects found suspect since respondent cigarette package removed opened station house anyway argument goes search might well take place field time arrest argument fails two reasons first appeals indicated opinion mills app en banc justification searches booking process rather fact suspect placed jail district columbia petty offenses sort involved present case bailable government stipulated mills normal procedure offenders advised opportunity post collateral station house avoid inventory search unless unable refuse one justify full search field subsequent event quite possibly may never take place second even become necessary place respondent confinement still doubtful whether one justify opening cigarette package examining contents purposes preventing introduction weapons contraband jail facility fully served simply removing package prisoner argued police must inventory effects found prisoner order avoid later claim prisoner jail personnel stole property appeals noted mills police protect claims means involving less extreme intrusion privacy entailed opening examining contents effects found person example appeals suggested prisoner given opportunity like accorded someone given bathhouse locker temporary use check belongings sealed envelope perhaps upon executing waiver releasing officer responsibility government also suggested oral argument administratively inconvenient require police officer removing object arrestee hold object rather look inside determine contained mere administrative inconvenience however justify invasion fourth amendment rights see chimel california supra one doubt imagine cases inconvenience might substantial interfere task transporting suspect custody situations might necessitate different rule certainly case inconvenience whatsoever officer jenks easily placed cigarette package pocket handed partner hold onto reached precinct station