- Jurisdiction
- Arizona
The other day when I pulled into a parking spot at the mall there was a mall security guard checking out the car parked in front of me. He said to me that people leave their trunks open. I responded that I did that all the time especially when I go grocery shopping so that it's open when I come out. I also said that I supposed that caused problems for him. He said that normally if he just finds a purse or something he just closes the trunk but in this case there was a case of ammunition. As I left he was writing something up.
Later that day I thought, "Wait a minute. This doesn't seem right." I don't think that something being open constitutes permission for a search. So the first question is does it?
And I also doubt if having a case of ammunition is illegal at least a small case. Is it illegal?
But I wonder if he had found something illegal like a bomb (assuming they are illegal) whether it would be admissible as evidence. Would it be admissible?
Later that day I thought, "Wait a minute. This doesn't seem right." I don't think that something being open constitutes permission for a search. So the first question is does it?
And I also doubt if having a case of ammunition is illegal at least a small case. Is it illegal?
But I wonder if he had found something illegal like a bomb (assuming they are illegal) whether it would be admissible as evidence. Would it be admissible?