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United States Vs. Johns

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jan 21, 1985

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  1. Cardwell Vs. Lewis US Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1974
  2. Chambers Vs. Maroney US Supreme Court · Jun 22, 1970
  3. United States Vs. Edwards US Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1974
  4. Cooper Vs. California US Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1967
  5. United States Vs. Place US Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1983
  6. United States Vs. Chadwick US Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1977
  7. U.S. 478 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Johns
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  8. U.S. 478 (1985) United States v. Johns
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  9. motion to suppress the marihuana, and the Court of Appeals affirmed, concluding, inter alia, that United States v. Ross
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  10. cause to believe that not only the packages but also the trucks themselves contained contraband. United States v. Chadwick
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  11. post, p. 469 U. S. 488 . JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. In United States v. Ross
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  12. vehicle search, and therefore Ross is inapplicable to this case. Instead, respondents contend that United States v. Chadwick
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  13. the distinct odor of marihuana, they had probable cause to believe that the vehicles contained contraband. See Carroll v. United
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  14. however, did not involve the exception Page 469 U. S. 483 to the warrant requirement recognized in Carroll v. United
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  15. Ibid. Cf. South Dakota v. Opperman
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  16. is no requirement that the warrantless search of a vehicle occur contemporaneously with its lawful seizure. Texas v. White
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  17. Michigan v. Thomas
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  18. Florida v. Meyers
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  19. a reasonable expectation of privacy because their contents can be inferred from their outward appearance, Arkansas v. Sanders
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  20. may justify a warrantless search of a container. See United States v. Haley
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  21. returned to Tucson and placed the packages in a DEA warehouse rather than immediately opening them. Cf. United States v. Jacobsen
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  22. we do not think that delay in the execution of the warrantless search is necessarily unreasonable. Cf. Cardwell v. Lewis
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  23. may indefinitely retain possession of a vehicle and its contents before they complete a vehicle search. Cf. Coolidge v. New
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  24. of a vehicle search was unreasonable because it adversely affected a privacy or possessory interest. Cf. United States v. Place
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  25. and consistent with our Page 469 U. S. 488 precedent involving searches of impounded vehicles. See Florida v. Meyers
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  26. with whom JUSTICE MARSHALL joins, dissenting. Consistently with my disagreement with the Court in United States v. Ross
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  27. general rule, the Fourth Amendment proscribes the warrantless search of closed packages and containers. United States v. Chadwick
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  28. s blithe extension of the temporal scope of a permissible search on Page 469 U. S. 489 analogy to Texas v. White
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  29. U. S. 67 , 423 U. S. 68 (1975) (per curiam) , and Chambers v. Maroney
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  30. U. S. 52 (1970). I have previously made clear why I regard these decisions as questionable. See South Dakota v. Opperman
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  31. Texas v. White
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  32. exception to the warrant requirement, United States v. Haley
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  33. is an issue which is the subject of a significant divergence of opinion in the lower courts. Compare United States v. Haley
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  34. United States v. Dien
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  35. And most importantly, today's offhand commentary contradicts this Court's only precedent on the question. See Johnson v. United
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  36. U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Johns
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  37. of the Court. In United States v. Ross
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  38. See Carroll v. United
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  39. Carroll v. United
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  40. Florida v. Meyers
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  41. Arkansas v. Sanders
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  42. See United States v. Haley
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  43. Cf. United States v. Jacobsen
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  44. Cf. Cardwell v. Lewis
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  45. Cf. Coolidge v. New
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  46. Cf. United States v. Place
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  47. See Florida v. Meyers
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  48. and Chambers v. Maroney
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  49. See South Dakota v. Opperman
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  50. Compare United States v. Haley
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