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 […]
104 S.Ct. 2091 WELSH v. WISCONSIN CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN No. 82-5466. Argued October 5, 1983 Decided May 15, 1984 On the night of April 24, 1978, a witness observed a car that was being driven erratically and that eventually swerved off the road, coming to a stop in a field without […]
104 S.Ct. 2501 NIX, WARDEN OF THE IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY v. WILLIAMS CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No. 82-1651. Argued January 18, 1984 Decided June 11, 1984 Following the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Des Moines, Iowa, respondent was arrested and arraigned in Davenport, Iowa. The police […]
34 S.Ct. 341 WEEKS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 461. Argued December 2, 3, 1913. Decided February 24, 1914. Under the Fourth Amendment Federal courts and officers are under such limitations and restraints in the exercise of their power and authority […]
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 […]
110 S.Ct. 2481 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE ET AL. v. SITZ ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MICHIGAN No. 88-1897. Argued February 27, 1990 Decided June 14, 1990 Petitioners, the Michigan State Police Department and its director, established a highway sobriety checkpoint program with guidelines governing checkpoint operations, site selection, and […]
367 U.S. 643 367 U.S. 643 81 S.Ct. 1684 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 Dollree MAPP, etc., Appellant,v.OHIO. No. 236. Argued March 29, 1961. Decided June 19, 1961. Rehearing Denied Oct.9 , 1961. See 82 S.Ct. 23. Mr. A. L. Kearns, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant. Mr. Bernard A. Berkman, Cleveland, Ohio, for American Civil Liberties Union and […]
277 U.S. 438 277 U.S. 438 48 S.Ct. 564 72 L.Ed. 944 OLMSTEAD et al.v.UNITED STATES. GREEN et al. v. SAME McINNIS v. SAME. No. 493. No. 532. No. 533. Argued Feb. 20 and 21, 1928. Decided June 4, 1928. Mr. John F. Dore, of Seattle, Wash., for petitioners Olmstead and others. [Argument of Counsel […]
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. […]
256 U.S. 465 41 S.Ct. 574 65 L.Ed. 1048 BURDEAU, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., v. McDOWELL. No. 646. Argued April 11 and 12, 1921. Decided June 1, 1921. Mr. Solicitor General Frierson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 465-467 intentionally omitted] Mr. E. Lowry Humes, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee. […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
547 U.S. 586 (2006) HUDSON v. MICHIGAN No. 04-1360. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 9, 2006. Reargued May 18, 2006. Decided June 15, 2006. *587 David A. Moran argued and reargued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Timothy O’Toole, Steven R. Shapiro, Michael J. Steinberg, Kary L. Moss, and […]
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 […]
335 U.S. 451 69 S.Ct. 191 93 L.Ed. 153 McDONALD et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 36. Argued Oct, 13, 1948. Decided Dec. 13, 1948. Counsel: Messrs. John Lewis Smith, Jr. and Charles . Ford, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Frederick Bernays Wiener, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Suspecting that petitioner […]
392 U.S. 40 88 S.Ct. 1889 20 L.Ed.2d 917 Nelson SIBRON, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK. John Francis PETERS, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK. Nos. 63 and 74. Argued Dec. 11 and 12, 1967. Decided June 10, 1968. Counsel: Kalman Finkel and Gretchen White Oberman, New York City, for appellant, Sibron. William I. […]
392 U.S. 1 88 S.Ct. 1868 20 L.Ed.2d 889 John W. TERRY, Petitioner, v. STATE OF OHIO. No. 67. Argued Dec. 12, 1967. Decided June 10, 1968. Counsel: Louis Stokes, Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner. Reuben M. Payne, Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. [hr] Syllabus A Cleveland detective (McFadden), on a downtown beat which he had been […]
389 U.S. 560 88 S.Ct. 660 19 L.Ed.2d 770 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Petitioner, v. Donald M. PAINTEN. No. 37. Argued Oct. 18, 1967. Decided Jan. 15, 1968. Counsel: Elliot L. Richardson, Boston, Mass., for petitioner. Louis M. Nordlinger, Boston, Mass., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Record in this case involving State’s use of evidence to convict […]
389 U.S. 347 88 S.Ct. 507 19 L.Ed.2d 576 Charles KATZ, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 35. Argued Oct. 17, 1967. Decided Dec. 18, 1967. Harvey A. Schneider and Burton Marks, Beverly Hills, Cal., for petitioner. John S. Martin, Jr., Washington, D.C., for respondent. MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The petitioner was […]
388 U.S. 41 87 S.Ct. 1873 18 L.Ed.2d 1040 Ralph BERGER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 615. Argued April 13, 1967. Decided June 12, 1967. Counsel: Joseph E. Brill, New York City, for petitioner. H. Richard Uviller, New York City, for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Petitioner was indicted and convicted of conspiracy to bribe […]