· 4/5/1971
Hill v. California
Citations
- 401 U.S. 797
- 91 S. Ct. 1106
- 28 L. Ed. 2d 484
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 59
- 27 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1006
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[Wjhen the police have probable cause to arrest one party, and when they reasonably mistake a second party for the first party, then the arrest of the second party is a valid arrest.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: White, Burger, Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun, Black, Harlan, Marshall, Douglas
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