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Arizona v. Gant, No. 07-542 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 332; 129 S.Ct. 1710) (April 21, 2009) (Justice Stevens)

Loaded on March 1, 2009 published in Punch and Jurists March 23, 2009
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Safety Threat to Police.

In an important Fourth Amendment decision, the Supreme Court held that the police need a warrant to search the vehicle of someone they have arrested if the person is locked up in a patrol cruiser and poses no safety threat to officers.

In theory, the decision attaches new limits on ...

 

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  1. Arizona v. Gant, No. 07-542 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 332; 129 S.Ct. 1710) (April 21, 2009) (Justice Stevens)
  2. U.S. v. Olhovsky, No. 07-1642 (3rd Cir.) (562 F.3d 530) (April 16, 2009) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)
  3. Musladin v. Lamarque, No. 03-16653 (9th Cir.) (555 F.3d 830) (February 12, 2009) (Judge Marsha L. Berzon)
  4. U.S. v. Webb, No. 08-13405 (11th Cir.) (565 F.3d 789) (April 13, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  5. U.S. v. Shaygan, No. 08-20112-CR-GOLD (S.D.Fla.) (661 F.Supp.2d 1289) (April 9, 2009) (Judge Alan S. Gold)
  6. U.S. v. Stevens, No. 08-231(EGS) (D.D.C.) (593 F.Supp.2d 177) (January 16, 2009) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)
  7. U.S. v. Tomko, No. 05-4997 (3rd Cir.) (562 F.3d 558) (April 17, 2009) (Judge D. Brooks Smith)
  8. U.S. v. Aquino, No. 07-3202 (3rd Cir.) (555 F.3d 124) (February 6, 2009) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry)
  9. U.S. v. Nacchio, No. 07-1311 (10th Cir.) (555 F.3d 1234) (February 25, 2009) (Judge Jerome A. Holmes)
  10. Poindexter v. U.S., No. 07-1151-pr (2nd Cir.) (556 F.3d 87) (February 10, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  11. U.S. v. Paul, No. 08-30125 (9th Cir.) (561 F.3d 970) (April 2, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  12. U.S. v. Tomko, No. 05-4997 (3rd Cir.) (498 F.3d 157) (August 20, 2007) (Judge D. Michael Fisher)

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