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Patrick Knowles Case Brief
Date/Court: The United States Supreme Court, 1998
Facts: This case deals with the defendant Patrick Knowles; who was stopped in Newton, Iowa for driving 20 miles over the speed limit. The police officer at the time pulled Knowles over and issued him a ticket, but under the Iowa Code the officer could have arrested the individual. After writing Knowles a ticket the officer searched the vehicle, where under the driver’s seat he found a pipe that could be used to smoke Marijuana and a small bag of marijuana. Upon finding these two items Knowles was arrested and charged with having a controlled substance. At pre-trial, Knowles moved to suppress the marijuana and pipe from court. He claimed that the search was a violation of his rights and that
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