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Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999)
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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.
Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999)
Maryland v. Dyson No. 98-1062 Decided June 21, 1999 527 U.S. 465
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF
SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND
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After receiving a tip from a reliable informant, sheriff’s deputies stopped and searched respondent’s vehicle and found 23 grams of cocaine in the trunk. The Court of Special Appeals reversed his drug conviction, holding that, in order for the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant erequirement to apply, there must not only be probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime is contained in the car, but also a separate finding of exigency precluding the police from obtaining a warrant.
Held: the automobile exception does not require a separate finding of exigency in addition to a finding of probable cause. This Court’s established precedent makes clear that, in cases where there was probable cause to search a vehicle, a search is not unreasonable if based on facts that would justify issuing a warrant, even though a warrant has not been actually obtained. E.g., United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 809. Here, the lower court found "abundant probable cause" that the car contained contraband, which alone satisfies the warrant requirement’s automobile exception.
Certiorari granted; 122 Md.App. 413, 712 A.2d 573, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999) in 527 U.S. 465 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GCKM94Q4TK7CFJ9.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999), in 527 U.S. 465, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GCKM94Q4TK7CFJ9.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999). cited in 1999, 527 U.S. 465. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GCKM94Q4TK7CFJ9.
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