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The case will be heard on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Terrence Byrd, the petitioner in the case, drove a car rented by his girlfriend. Byrd's girlfriend had authorization from the rental agreement and gave Byrd permission to drive the vehicle. While driving, police officers pulled Byrd over for a traffic violation and, because Byrd's name was not on the agreement, searched his car, where they found heroin and a bulletproof vest.
Police officers are not allow to conduct searches without warrant or suspicion on cars operated by drivers with a reasonable expectation of privacy. An appeals court found that Byrd did not have the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy because his name was not on the rental agreement. Byrd appealed the ruling.
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