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Following is the case brief for Illinois v. Caballes, 543 U.S. 405 (2005) Case Summary of Illinois v. Caballes: A state trooper stopped Caballes for speeding. Another trooper overheard the stop called over the radio. The second trooper went to the location of the stop with a drug-detection dog and walked the dog around Caballes’ car, while the first trooper […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988) Case Summary of California v. Greenwood: Police seized the trash bags left outside of Respondent Greenwood’s house. Evidence of drug activity was found in the bags, and that information was used to obtain a warrant to search Greenwood’s house. That occurred on two separate occasions. The search […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 (1978) Case Summary of Rakas v. Illinois: Police stopped a car after receiving a radio call that it may have been involved in a robbery. The officer searched the car after having petitioners, who were passengers in the car, step out. Evidence of the robbery was found in […]
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. 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 […]
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