OPINION
Petitioner Kewhan Robey consigned a sealed package to a common carrier for shipment. The package reeked of marijuana. The carrier notified the police, who seized the package and later opened it at the police station. The police did not seek a warrant even though no exigent circumstances existed at the time of the search.
Was the warrantless search justified based on smell alone? Not according to the California...
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