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I have been doing loads more research in the past few days and am strongly leaning towards University of Texas at Austin. It's a public university so it's cheaper and it's also highly ranked in general and is ranked very highly in criminal law and constitutional law - the two subject areas I...

They can only enter the home if: 1. they possess a search warrant based on probable cause (as determined by a judge) 2. exigent circumstances exist that justify entry... it doesn't sound like there was an emergency type situation that justified entry so this option is out the window.. oh...

If the arrest was based on probable cause (and it sounds like it was) then the car can be impounded and when impounded it is subjected to an inventory search in which they can search the passenger compartment among other things. I believe they could even search the passenger compartment subject...

I'm at my wick's end.. I'm trying to choose a law school and it seems all I have to go by are a bunch of questionable rankings. I'm studying criminal justice as an undergrad at Florida State right now and approaching graduation and I haven't even taken the LSAT yet (I could graduate either...