Civil case over impoundment and inventory of car dismissed. There was a policy, and it was firmly in place, but it was not fully in writing. The fact a paper inventory of the items in the car does not not make it invalid. Poole v. Cassaday, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6379 (E.D. Mo. February 17, 2006).*<\/p>\n
Seizure of vehicle after arrest for assaulting girlfriend for purpose of towing it from the high crime area where defendant was found was within inventory policy, and actually in defendant’s interests. United States v. Best, 415 F. Supp. 2d 50 (D. Conn. February 14, 2006) (“we (as well as other circuit courts) have considered the likelihood of theft or vandalism when determining the reasonableness of an impoundment.” United States v. Kanatzar, 370 F.3d 810, 813 (8th Cir. 2004)).<\/p>\n
Retrieval of digital information from “black box” (actually, “air bag sensor module”) in defendant’s car after fatal crash by state’s accident reconstructionist when the vehicle was seized as evidence of the crime was valid without a warrant. State v. Holladay, 2006 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 152 (February 10, 2006). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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