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One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania, 380 U.S. 693 (1965)
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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.
One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania, 380 U.S. 693 (1965)
One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania No. 294 Argued March 31, 1965 Decided April 29, 1965 380 U.S. 693
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Syllabus
State liquor enforcement officers, without a warrant, stopped and searched an automobile which was "low in the rear, quite low," and found 31 cases of liquor therein. The State filed a petition for forfeiture of the car, which the trial judge, after finding that the officers acted without probable cause, dismissed on the ground that the forfeiture depended on the admission of illegally obtained evidence in violation of the Fourth Amendment as applied to the States by the Fourteenth. The State Supreme Court, without reviewing the finding of lack of probable cause, reversed on the basis that the exclusionary rule applies only to criminal prosecutions, and not to forfeitures, which it held are civil in nature.
Held:
1. Evidence which is obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be relied on to sustain a forfeiture. Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616, followed. Pp. 696-702.
(a) Statements in cases involving contraband per se, United States v. Jeffers, 342 U.S. 48, and Trupiano v. United States, 334 U.S. 699, distinguished. Pp. 698-699.
(b) A forfeiture, under the circumstances present here, is a penalty for a criminal offense, and can result in even greater punishment than the criminal prosecution. Pp. 700-702.
2. On remand, the State Supreme Court may review the trial court’s finding of lack of probable cause for the search. P. 702.
414 Pa. 540, 201 A. 2d 427, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania, 380 U.S. 693 (1965) in 380 U.S. 693 380 U.S. 694. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97D3CGU4AA2W9V2.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania, 380 U.S. 693 (1965), in 380 U.S. 693, page 380 U.S. 694. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97D3CGU4AA2W9V2.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania, 380 U.S. 693 (1965). cited in 1965, 380 U.S. 693, pp.380 U.S. 694. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97D3CGU4AA2W9V2.
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