Alauna Gaye Morris v. United States
FourthAmendment
Whether the Government meets its burden of proving the existence of a clear written policy for searching impounded vehicles
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the Government meets its burden of proving the existence of a clear written policy for searching impounded vehicles when there is a written policy but the Government failed to offer said policy into evidence. Whether law enforcement violates the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure when its alleged written policy permits unfettered discretion in determining whether to impound a vehicle, or when officers search closed containers inside a vehicle without a written policy providing for the search of closed containers. Whether law enforcement violates the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure when it impounds a vehicle and conducts a warrantless inventory search following a wholly pretextual, investigative stop.