Maryland v. Pringle
2003 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 (2003), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously upheld the arrest of three passengers in an automobile where drugs were found. The case regards the reasonableness of the arrest of a passenger in an automobile.
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Quick Facts Maryland v. Pringle, Argued November 3, 2003 Decided December 15, 2003 ...
Maryland v. Pringle | |
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Argued November 3, 2003 Decided December 15, 2003 | |
Full case name | State of Maryland v. Joseph Jermaine Pringle |
Docket no. | 02-809 |
Citations | 540 U.S. 366 (more) 124 S. Ct. 795; 157 L. Ed. 2d 769; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 9198; 72 U.S.L.W. 4103; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10763; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 83 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Procedural | Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Maryland |
Holding | |
The arrest of Joseph Pringle did not violate the Fourth Amendment because the officer had probable cause to arrest him. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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