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Search & Seizure

Cases that turn on the Fourth Amendment: warrants, traffic stops, frisks, consent, and what the police may do without asking a judge first.

• Homicide33
• Drug Offenses31
• Search & Seizure29
• Confessions & Interrogation8
• Assault & Violent Crime13
• Robbery, Theft & Property Crime10
• Conspiracy & Accomplice Liability9
• Sexual Offenses2
• Public Order & Regulatory Offenses13
• DUI & Traffic6

29 cases, newest first. Filter by title, case name, charge or year.

• The One Who Stayed 2014 Fernandez v. California — Robbery; Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• The Dropped Rock 1991 California v. Hodari D. — Possession of Cocaine
• The Broken Door 1980 Payton v. New York — Murder (First Degree)
• The 911 Call 2014 Navarette v. California — Transportation of Marijuana and Possession of Marijuana for Sale
• The Smell at the Door 2011 Kentucky v. King — Trafficking in Controlled Substances; Possession of Marijuana
• The Front Door 2013 Florida v. Jardines — Trafficking in Cannabis
• The Heat Map 2001 Kyllo v. United States — Manufacturing Marijuana (Federal)
• The GPS on the Jeep 2012 United States v. Jones — Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
• The Three-Second Wait 2006 Hudson v. Michigan — Possession of Drugs and a Firearm
• The Garage Door 2021 Lange v. California — Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• The Ninety-Minute Bag 1983 United States v. Place — Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute
• The Informant in the Hotel 1966 Hoffa v. United States — Jury Tampering; Bribery
• The Glass Booth 1967 Katz v. United States — Transmitting Wagering Information by Telephone Across State Lines
• The Car at the Ditch 1983 Michigan v. Long — Possession of Marijuana
• The Passenger Pat-Down 2009 Arizona v. Johnson — Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Possession of Marijuana
• The Anonymous Letter 1983 Illinois v. Gates — Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substances
• The Two-Hour Wait 2001 Illinois v. McArthur — Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Marijuana
• The Witness Checkpoint 2004 Illinois v. Lidster — Driving Under the Influence
• The Blank Warrant 2004 Groh v. Ramirez — Possession of Unregistered Firearms
• The One Good Brake Light 2014 Heien v. North Carolina — Trafficking in Cocaine
• The Recalled Warrant 2009 Herring v. United States — Possession of Methamphetamine; Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
• The Tip on the Corner 2000 Florida v. J.L. — Unlawful Carrying of a Concealed Firearm
• The Station-House Search 1983 Illinois v. Lafayette — Possession of a Controlled Substance
• The Open Door 2006 Georgia v. Randolph — Possession of Cocaine
• The Passenger's Purse 1999 Wyoming v. Houghton — Possession of Methamphetamine
• The Defective Warrant 1984 United States v. Leon — Drug Trafficking (Cocaine, Marijuana, Methamphetamine)
• The Open-Ended Warrant 1979 Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York — Promoting Obscenity
• The Airport Profile 1980 United States v. Mendenhall — Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute
• The Locked Patrol Car 2009 Arizona v. Gant — Possession of a Narcotic Drug for Sale and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

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