HURWITZ, Justice.
¶ 1 We granted review in this case to address a recurring Fourth Amendment issue—whether the search of an automobile is "incident" to the arrest of a defendant. In this case, the search occurred after the defendant was arrested in a house, some two and one-half hours after he had exited the vehicle. The superior court held that the search violated the Fourth Amendment; the court of appeals reversed. For the reasons below, we hold that...
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