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Task: Vehicle Search-Frisk






          Michigan v. Long, 463 U.S.1032 (1983).

               A police officer who has reasonable suspicion to believe that a


               vehicle contains a weapon may search the vehicle subject to the
               following limitations:






          • The search is limited to the passenger compartment in which the

               subject of the stop could reach for a weapon.

          • The search is limited to those areas in the passenger compartment

               capable of holding a weapon.

















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