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In the US, that doesn't mean anything legally speaking. They might know then that this means you have a lot of cash on you, but that's not probably cause for a
by betwixthewires 5y ago
In the US, that doesn't mean anything legally speaking. They might know then that this means you have a lot of cash on you, but that's not probably cause for a search. They still have to get permission or a warrant to search.
- CheezeIt 5y agoI don’t know about probable cause for a search, but legally speaking, clamming up to a specific question, as opposed to explicitly invoking the 5th amendment right, currently means something in trial, as ruled in Salinas v. Texas. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-246 https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-246 I don’t see how telling the officer you have $87k is probable cause for a search, anyway.
- 8note 5y agoIsn't it a probable cause to search your car, since it's the car and the cash that has broken the law, and has no rights to privacy?
- betwixthewires 5y agoNo. First, it is not illegal to have a car or cash. Second, in the US at least the government does recognize a limited right to privacy in the form of the 4th amendment which spies to States as well. An officer cannot search you, your car or your home without a warrant from a judge or a tangible reason to believe you are committing a crime.
- LadyCailin 5y agoOr if you agree to a search!