COLLINS v. VIRGINIA, 584 U.S. 586 (2018)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Probable Cause, Vehicle Searches

138 S.Ct. 1663 (2018)584 U.S. 586 Ryan Austin COLLINS, Petitioner v. VIRGINIA. No. 16-1027.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 9, 2018.Decided May 29, 2018.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA. HEADNOTES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Unauthorized Rental Car Driver’s Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Fourth Amendment’s automobile exception does […]

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DAVIS v. UNITED STATES, 131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

?131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011) 564 U.S. 229 180 L.Ed.2d 285 Willie Gene DAVIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-11328. Argued March 21, 2011. Decided June 16, 2011. Headnotes: Constitutional Law — Searches and Seizures — Reliance on binding appellate precedent — Exclusionary Rule. Searches conducted in objectively reasonable reliance on […]

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DELAWARE v. PROUSE, 440 U.S. 648 (1979)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

99 S.Ct. 1391 DELAWARE v. PROUSE. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE No. 77-1571. Argued January 17, 1979 Decided March 27, 1979 A patrolman in a police cruiser stopped an automobile occupied by respondent and seized marihuana in plain view on the car floor. Respondent was subsequently indicted for illegal possession of a controlled […]

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KNOWLES v. IOWA, 525 U.S. 113 (1998)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

119 S.Ct. 484 KNOWLES v. IOWA CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 97-7597. Argued November 3, 1998 Decided December 8, 1998 An Iowa policeman stopped petitioner Knowles for speeding and issued him a citation rather than arresting him. The officer then conducted a full search of the car, without either Knowles’ consent or […]

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CARROLL v. UNITED STATES, 267 U.S. 132 (1925)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Probable Cause, Vehicle Searches

267 U.S. 132 45 S.Ct. 280 69 L.Ed. 543 CARROLL et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 15. Reargued and Submitted March 14, 1924. Decided March 2, 1925. [Syllabus and Statement of the Case from pages 132-136 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Thomas E. Atkinson and Clare J. Hall, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiffs in error. […]

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Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160 (1949)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

338 U.S. 160 69 S.Ct. 1302 93 L.Ed. 1879 BRINEGAR v. UNITED STATES. No. 12. Argued Oct. 18, 19, 1948. Decided June 27, 1949. Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1949. See 70 S.Ct. 31. Counsel: Mr. Irvine E. Ungerman, Tulsa, Okl., for petitioner. Mr. Stanley M. Silverberg, Washington, D.C., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Petitioner was convicted […]

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DELAWARE v. PROUSE, 440 U.S. 648 (1979)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

440 U.S. 648 99 S.Ct. 1391 59 L.Ed.2d 660 State of DELAWARE, Petitioner,v.William J. PROUSE, III. No. 77-1571. Argued Jan. 17, 1979. Decided March 27, 1979. Syllabus A patrolman in a police cruiser stopped an automobile occupied by respondent and seized marihuana in plain view on the car floor. Respondent was subsequently indicted for illegal […]

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Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 (1978)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

439 U.S. 128 99 S.Ct. 421 58 L.Ed.2d 387 RAKAS et al. v. ILLINOIS. No. 77-5781. Argued Oct. 3, 1978. Decided Dec. 5, 1978. Rehearing Denied Jan. 15, 1979. See 439 U.S. 1122, 99 S.Ct. 1035. Syllabus After receiving a robbery report, police stopped the suspected getaway car, which the owner was driving and in […]

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New York v. Class, 475 U.S. 106 (1986)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Plain View Doctrine, Vehicle Searches

475 U.S. 106 475 U.S. 106 106 S.Ct. 960 89 L.Ed.2d 81 NEW YORK, Petitioner,v.Benigno CLASS. No. 84-1181. Argued Nov. 4, 1985. Decided Feb. 25, 1986. Syllabus When two New York City police officers observed respondent driving above the speed limit in a car with a cracked windshield, both traffic violations under New York law, […]

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CALIFORNIA v. CARNEY, 471 U.S. 386 (1985)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Probable Cause, Vehicle Searches

  471 U.S. 386 105 S.Ct. 2066 85 L.Ed.2d 406 CALIFORNIA, Petitioner v. Charles R. CARNEY. No. 83-859. Argued Oct. 30, 1984. Decided May 13, 1985. HEADNOTES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – SEARCHES AND SEIZURES – Motor Home- Warrantless Search. Where (1) a law enforcement agent, who had information that respondent’s mobile motor home was being used […]

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United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 (1982)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

456 U.S. 798 456 U.S. 798 102 S.Ct. 2157 72 L.Ed.2d 572 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Albert ROSS, Jr. No. 80-2209. Argued March 1, 1982. Decided June 1, 1982. Syllabus Acting on information from an informant that a described individual was selling narcotics kept in the trunk of a certain car parked at a specified location, District […]

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Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

453 U.S. 420 453 U.S. 420 101 S.Ct. 2841 69 L.Ed.2d 744 Jeffrey Richard ROBBINS, Petitioner,v.State of CALIFORNIA. No. 80-148. Argued April 27, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Rehearing Denied Sept. 23, 1981. See 453 U.S. 950, 102 S.Ct. 26. Syllabus When California Highway Patrol officer stopped petitioner’s station wagon for proceeding erratically, they smelled […]

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NEW YORK v. BELTON, 453 U.S. 454 (1981)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest, Vehicle Searches

453 U.S. 454 101 S.Ct. 2860 69 L.Ed.2d 768 State of NEW YORK, Petitioner, v. Roger BELTON. No. 80-328. Argued April 27, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Headnotes: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Automobile Search Incident to Arrest — Jacket Pockets. Search of respondent’s jacket was a search incident to a lawful custodial […]

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CALIFORNIA v. ACEVEDO, 500 U.S. 565 (1991)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

500 U.S. 565 500 U.S. 565 111 S.Ct. 1982 114 L.Ed.2d 619 CALIFORNIA, Petitionerv.Charles Steven ACEVEDO. No. 89-1690. Argued Jan. 8, 1991. Decided May 30, 1991. Syllabus Police observed respondent Acevedo leave an apartment, known to contain marijuana, with a brown paper bag the size of marijuana packages they had seen earlier. He placed the […]

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