United States v. Cortez
1981 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court decision clarifying the reasonable suspicion standard for the investigative stop of a vehicle.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Cortez, Argued December 1, 1980 Decided January 21, 1981 ...
United States v. Cortez | |
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Argued December 1, 1980 Decided January 21, 1981 | |
Full case name | United States v. Jesus E. Cortez and Pedro Hernandez-Loera |
Citations | 449 U.S. 411 (more) 101 S. Ct. 690; 66 L. Ed. 2d 621 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Cortez, 595 F.2d 505 (9th Cir. 1979); cert. granted, 447 U.S. 904 (1980) |
Subsequent | Convictions affirmed on remand, 653 F.2d 1253 (9th Cir. 1979); cert. denied, 455 U.S. 923 (1982); rehearing denied, 455 U.S. 1008 (1982) |
Holding | |
The objective facts and circumstantial evidence justified the investigative stop of respondents' vehicle. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Concurrence | Marshall |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Amend. IV |
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