Quote Originally Posted by nicenate
...he was convinced something was up and asked to search my car,i couldnt say no so...
Of course you can. You always have the right to refuse a request for a property search. Refusing permission for a search may make the officer suspicious, but it is NOT grounds for probable cause. He may or may not find probable cause to conduct a search later on, but you generally have little to lose at that point by refusing a search.

Yes, you may encounter a cop here or there who is willing to lie about conditions in order to demostrate probable cause, but for the most part, police won't chance lying in court to any significant degree. Doing so has severe penalties for law enforcement personnel, if caught.
Beeblebrox.420 Reviewed by Beeblebrox.420 on . so yeah...i got arrested today out of all the days to get busted it had to be today :eek: anyway im in quite a jam,and was hoping you guys could give me some sort of advice on this. heres the situation im in:i ditched my school(by the way,im a sr.,18) to go to another one down the street a couple miles to go smoke with my freinds. needless to say i brought my bong and weed with me and left it in my car(yes i knew it was a bad idea,but i thought i was friends with the admin,so i figured they wouldnt hassle me)so i go in to Rating: 5