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Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964)
Stoner v. California No. 209 Argued February 25, 1964 Decided arch 23, 1964 376 U.S. 483
CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA,
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
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Police developed a lead near the scene of a robbery which ultimately led them to a hotel where, without a warrant, they searched petitioner’s room in his absence, having been given access thereto by a hotel clerk. There they found articles like those associated with the crime by an eyewitness. Petitioner was arrested two days later in another State, and, following a trial in which the articles were used as evidence, was convicted.
Held:
1. A search without a warrant can be justified as incident to arrest only if substantially contemporaneous and confined to the immediate vicinity of arrest. Agnello v. United States, 269 U.S. 20, followed. Pp. 484-487.
2. A hotel guest is entitled to the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. The hotel clerk had no authority to permit the room search, and the police had no basis to believe that petitioner had authorized the clerk to permit the search. Pp. 488-490.
205 Cal.App. 2d 108, 22 Cal.Rptr. 718, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964) in 376 U.S. 483 376 U.S. 484. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5KCKHMPCA51GTBA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964), in 376 U.S. 483, page 376 U.S. 484. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5KCKHMPCA51GTBA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964). cited in 1964, 376 U.S. 483, pp.376 U.S. 484. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5KCKHMPCA51GTBA.
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