Supreme Court· 4/23/1969

Davis v. Mississippi

Citations

394 U.S. 721
89 S. Ct. 1394
22 L. Ed. 2d 676
1969 U.S. LEXIS 1869

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holding that police could not force \suspects\ to give fingerprints to aid in a criminal investigation absent probable cause
holding that fingerprint evidence obtained in the absence of probable cause to arrest must be suppressed
holding that fingerprint evidence obtained in the absence of probable cause to arrest must be suppressed
holding that the Fourth Amendment applies during the investigative, as well as accusatory, stage
holding that the Fourth Amendment applies during the investigative, as well as accusatory, stage
holding that fingerprint evidence obtained in the absence of probable cause to arrest must be suppressed

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Judges: Brennan, Harlan, Black, Stewart, Fortas

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