Wyoming versus Houghton

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Citation: Wyoming v Houghton/ The supreme court of Wyoming/ 526 U.S. 295, 119 S. Ct. 1297 Facts: A Wyoming police officer made a routine traffic stop in which David Young was the driver and Houghton and another companion were passengers. During the traffic stop officers observed a syringe inside Young’s front shirt pocket. When the officer questioned young he admitted to officers that the syringe was used to take drugs. Officer then searched the car and its compartments in which he found a purse belonging to Houghton as she admitted to it been hers. Officers then searched the purse and found drug paraphernalia, and the defendant was arrested in drug charged. At the trial court the defendant was denied a motion to suppress all evidence as she argued it was obtained from an unlawful search, holding that the officers had no probable cause to search the car or any container with the car that could hold contraband. The respondent was convicted. The Wyoming Supreme Court later reversed, stating that officers with probable cause to search a vehicle may search all the containers that might ...

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