Abstract
In United States v. Markham, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit expanded the exception even further when it upheld the validity of a warrantless search of a mobile home parked in a private residential driveway.
This casenote will review the history behind the fourth amendment's warrant requirement and the development of the automobile exception. Next, it will examine the Supreme Court's decision in Carney to evaluate the sixth circuit's application of the automobile exception in Markham, and the court's ruling that a warrantless search and seizure of a motor home parked in the driveway of a private residence did not violate the constitutional protections guaranteed by the fourth amendment. Finally, the casenote will explore the potential implications for future warrantless searches and seizures of motor homes.
Recommended Citation
Schaffer, Lee A.
(1989)
"United States v. Markham: The Attack on the Drug War Becomes an Attack on the Fourth Amendment,"
Akron Law Review: Vol. 22:
Iss.
3, Article 11.
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