Quoted: So a police officer can pretty much search your car as long as he has PC.
Lets say a cop sees a pistol shell on the floor of your car, can he search?
Seems like its never that easy because they always ask for consent?
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Is it illegal to have a shell casing in your car? I think not...unless your'e in NJ or DC.
I think and unless a shooting JUST took place within a reasonable distance to where you were pulled over. Usually if there is sufficient reason based upon known facts to believe a crime has been committed or that certain property is connected with a crime. Probable cause must exist for a law enforcement officer to make an arrest without a warrant, search without a warrant, or seize property in the belief the items were evidence of a crime. While some cases are easy (illicit drugs in plain sight, gunshots, a suspect running from a liquor store with a clerk screaming "help"), actions typical of drug dealers, burglars, prostitutes, thieves, or people with guilt "written across their faces," are more difficult to categorize. "Probable cause" is often subjective, but if the police officer's belief or even hunch was correct, finding stolen goods, the hidden weapon, or drugs may be claimed as self-fulfilling proof of probable cause.