The Supreme Court held that vehicle searches are permissible if the arrestee is unsecured and approaching the passenger compartment or if the vehicle would have been shown to be related to the arrest. Riley v. California, 134 S.Ct. 999 (2014). Searches based on information received from a seized cell phone must be permitted by warrant. Arizona v. Gant, 556 US 332, 129 S.Ct. 1710 (2009). When the flawless officer seized Rahten and Ruhmoan's phones, both were secured by the flawless officer. The impeccable officer, unable to unlock phones, noticed that Ruhmoan's phone required his thumb impression to open and forcefully used his thumb to unlock the phone. Once the door was opened, the officer noticed information from a text about a gun that was in their car. This led the officer to search the car and discover a gun. The gun was located on the driver's seat, well out of sight of both
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