Case Study Of Chimel V. California

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B. In Chimel v. California, (1969), what limitations did the U.S. Supreme Court place on searches incident to an arrest?

In the late 1960’s, Ronald M. George, a young deputy who worked for the state of California, headed to Ted Chimel’s household to serve him an arrest warrant for some burglaries which had recently taken place in the surrounding neighborhoods. Upon arrival at Chimel’s home, George found only Chimel’s wife who allowed the police to enter the home where they patiently waited for Chimel to arrive. After Chimel returned home and the police served him the warrant, George and his team began to search his property for any of the items reported missing from the burglary. The search revealed many items which were later used to convict