Analyze the totality of circumstances test


Discuss the below in detail:

1) A police officer pulls over a car for speeding. As he approaches the vehicle, he notices the smell of marijuana. The officer gets everyone out and searches the car. He does not find any marijuana during his search. Was this search legal? Why or why not? Explain how reasonable suspicion and probable cause figure in your answer

2) Why do you believe the Supreme Court changed the requirements to establish probable cause for a warrant, between the "two-pronged test" used in Aguilar and the "totality of circumstances test" used in Gates? Explain

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