at 1376. Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. When they finally found the locked suitcase in the trunk, Bryan testified that Adams "want[ed] in the suitcase" because he "had a strong suspicion there was drugs in that car and it was probably in that suitcase." As a ground upon which a majority of the Court agreed, the "no discretion" requirement constitutes a clear holding of the Bertine court. 3-5. Referring to language in the Bertine concurrence and a footnote in the majority opinion, the court held that. See id. At that time, which was after our. U.S. 1, 6] But in forbidding uncanalized discretion to police officers conducting inventory searches, there is no reason to insist that they be conducted in a totally mechanical "all or nothing" fashion. This reading of the instructions is consistent with the testimony of the officer who conducted the arrest and inventory. With this much I agree. 2d 1203 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980) (no consent where defendant opened tote bag for airport officer to look in, but where officer spontaneously reached in and *468 grabbed a nasal inhaler containing contraband), review denied, 408 So. This was true because the Court had already determined in Illinois v. Lafayette (1983) that an inventory search of an arrestee's vehicle "must not be a ruse for a general rummaging in order to discover incriminating evidence." Id. Id., at 83. Such a holding effectively would vitiate the entire theory upon which the consent search rests. Under the trooper's direction, employees of the facility forced open the suitcase and discovered a garbage bag containing a considerable amount of marijuana. I do not join the majority opinion, however, because, instead of ending the case at that point, it continues with language, unnecessary on the facts of this case, concerning the extent to which a policeman, under the Fourth Amendment, may be given discretion in conducting an inventory search. This effectively ended the prosecution against Wells, but the Court continued its opinion to correct a mistake made by the Florida court. Ante, at 3. The trooper informed Wells that the car would be impounded, and obtained Wells' permission to open the trunk. came into effect shortly thereafter, merely codified what the Florida Highway Patrol was doing to all procedures [sic] during that period of time"). See ante at 495 U. S. 4 ("A police officer may be allowed sufficient latitude to determine whether a particular container should or should not be opened in light of the nature of the search and characteristics of the container itself"). Some ten minutes later they succeeded, and found a garbage bag inside containing a large amount of marijuana. Policy Manual, at 16-4. Ross clearly stands for the proposition that, so long as probable cause exists to search an automobile, the police lawfully can search any container found inside. 2d 1307 (Fla. 1981), and Sanders v. State, 403 So. at 83. Bertine, 479 U.S. at 375, 107 S. Ct. at 743. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper stopped respondent Wells for speeding. The flaw, of course, might impose a stricter standard for the conduct of inventory searches in Florida than the Federal Constitution actually requires, but there is no suggestion that the extra layer of protection provided to Florida citizens by the Florida Supreme Court will hamper law enforcement in that State. But it now appears that the Florida Supreme Court may have been under the misapprehension that the manual was in effect at the time of the search in this case. If that consent does not convey permission to break open a locked or sealed container, it is unreasonable for the police to do so unless the search can be justified on some other basis. For this reason, I continue to believe that, in the absence of consent or exigency, police may not open a closed container found during an inventory search of an automobile. Sanders had suggested that a warrant was required to open a suitcase where "it was the luggage being transported by respondent at the time of the arrest, not the automobile in which it was being carried, that was the suspected locus of the contraband." The allowance of the exercise of judgment based on concerns related to the purposes of an inventory search does not violate the Fourth Amendment. Opening a closed container constitutes a great intrusion into the privacy of its owner even when the container is found in an automobile. I do not agree that these interests justify the opening of a closed container in which an individual retains a significant expectation of privacy. 24 ("Well, to be quite frank, the officer, as he got further and further along in his search, got hungrier and hungrier"). 479 Over a dissent, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed. A consensual search by its very definition is circumscribed by the extent of the permission given, as determined by the totality of the circumstances. '", Brennan placed the additional facts about the case into his opinion to lay the groundwork for his objection. Although the Court arrived at the same decision as Florida's High Court, it … Wells was charged with possession of a controlled substance. See Opperman, Following his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol, respondent Wells gave the Florida Highway Patrol permission to open the trunk of his impounded car. Under the analysis in Bertine, we believe the Patrol is not compelled to provide an alternative to impoundment, as we held in Miller and Sanders. 107 S. Ct. at 744. The trooper informed Wells that the car would be impounded and obtained Wells' permission to open the trunk. The Court's conclusion *9 that the opening of defendant's backpack was constitutional was clearly premised on the city's inventory policy that left no discretion to individual police officers as to the opening of containers found inside a car once it was impounded. BRENNAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which MARSHALL, J., joined, post, p. 5. See Tr. Opperman, 428 U.S. at 369, 96 S. Ct. at 3097. The arresting officer asked Wells to open the car trunk and Wells agreed, saying he did not know what was inside, but neither the officer nor Wells could open the trunk. The majority disagrees with the Florida Supreme Court's statement that a police department must have a policy which "mandate[s] either that all containers will be opened during. Under South Dakota v. Opperman (1976), inventory searches should be conducted "in accordance with standard procedures that limit the discretion of the police." [3] The following colloquy with the arresting officer occurred: Q. I do not join the majority opinion, however, because, instead of ending the case at that point, it continues with language, unnecessary on the facts of this case, concerning the extent to which a policeman, under the Fourth Amendment, may be given discretion in conducting an inventory search.

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