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Following is the case brief for Brendlin v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2007) Case summary for Brendlin v. California: Brendlin was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police. Drugs were found inside of the car. Brendlin was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and paraphernalia, to which he filed a motion to suppress. The trial […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966) Case Summary of Schmerber v. California: Police ordered a physician to take petitioner’s blood, without petitioner’s consent, in connection with a drunk driving incident. Petitioner was convicted of drunk driving with the blood sample as evidence against him. Petitioner appealed, claiming the taking of his blood violated his […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for California v. Acevedo, Supreme Court of the United States, (1991). Case summary for California v. Acevedo: Acevedo was spotted carry a bag out of a house that was under police surveillance. Officers had probable cause to believe the bag, which Acevedo placed in his trunk, contained contraband. Officers then pulled over Acevedo, recovering the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Smith v. Maryland, United States Supreme Court, (1978) Case summary for Smith v. Maryland: Smith was arrested and charged with robbing Patricia McDonough. Evidence, which was obtained by a pen registry absent a warrant, was introduced that Smith called McDonough from his home despite Smith’s objections. Smith appealed claiming he had an expectation of […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Leon, United States Supreme Court, (1984) Case summary for United States v. Leon: Police officers executed a facially valid search warrant unveiling evidence that was later introduced at trial. The warrant was later determined to lack probable cause. Leon, along with others, moved to suppress the evidence claiming introduction of the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Payton v. New York, United States Supreme Court, (1980) Case summary for Payton v. New York: Theodore Payton and Obie Reddick each had evidence seized from their home absent a warrant. The state trial court introduced the seized evidence and the state supreme court upheld their convictions. Both defendants appealed their convictions to the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Arizona v. Hicks, United States Supreme Court, (1987) Case summary for Arizona v. Hicks: Hicks shot a gun through the floor of his apartment and responding officers searched the apartment for the victim, the shooter and weapons. The officers noticed expensive equipment, which they confirmed was stolen after moving the item to retrieve its serial […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Jones, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012). Case Summary of United States v. Jones: Police placed a GPS device on defendant’s car without a warrant. The evidence gathered was used in a trial that resulted in defendant’s conviction. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction on Fourth Amendment grounds. The U.S. Supreme […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Georgia v. Randolph, United States Supreme Court, (2006) Case summary for Georgia v. Randolph: Police arrived at the Randolph home subsequent to Mrs. Randolph’s call to respond to a domestic disturbance. Mrs. Randolph mentioned her husband used cocaine. In response, the police asked to search their home to which Mrs. Randolph consented and Mr. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Hudson v. Michigan, United States Supreme Court, (2006) Case summary for Hudson v. Michigan: Police arrived at Hudson’s home after obtaining a warrant. Three to five seconds after announcing their presence, police entered Hudson’s home and found drugs and a firearm. At trial, Hudson moved to have the evidence suppressed, claiming that the violation […]
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