Search and Seizure | Facts: James F. Gustafson was convicted for unlawful possession of marijuana. The state introduced into evidence several marijuana cigarettes found idriving an a box in his coat pocket when a municipal police officer conducted a full body search of Gustafson after a lawful arrest for driving an automobile without having his driver's license in his possession. | Issue: Was the scope of this search connected with a lawful traffic arrest reasonable? | Decision: The scope of the search was reasonable under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.

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1. Search and Seizure | Facts: James F. Gustafson was convicted for unlawful possession of marijuana. The state introduced into evidence several marijuana cigarettes found idriving an a box in his coat pocket when a municipal police officer conducted a full body search of Gustafson after a lawful arrest for driving an automobile without having his driver's license in his possession. | Issue: Was the scope of this search connected with a lawful traffic arrest reasonable? | Decision: The scope of the search was reasonable under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.