In South Dakota v. Opperman (1976), the police conducted an inventory search in which they searched Opperman's car after towing it to an impound lot because it was parked illegally. They found marijuana during a search of the glove compartment. The Supreme Court decided that the search of the glove comparment:
a. violated the U.S. Constitution.
b. did not violate the U.S. Constitution because
it was a legitimate inventory search.
c. violated the U.S. Constitution because it was conducted on a suspicion that drugs were in Opperman'sglove compartment.
d. did not violate the U.S. Constitution because drugs were discovered in the glove compartment.
b
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