Warning Sign: Vehicles Subject to Search ... Yes, This Means We Look For Guns & Drugs

Courtesy of "Decision of the Day"

U.S. v. Prevo, 04-15310 (11th Cir., Jan. 11, 2006)

File this one under stupid criminal tricks. The Eleventh Circuit affirms a drug and gun conviction based on evidence seized from the car of defendant Arlease Prevo when she was visiting a friend in state prison. Despite signs clearly stating that all cars entering prison grounds were subject to search, Prevo showed up for a regular visit with crack, a crack pipe, a gun, and $22,000 in cash in her car. The Court concludes that the facility’s policy of searching automobiles that come onto prison property is constitutional, so the search in this case was reasonable.