Supreme Court· 2/20/2001

Illinois v. McArthur

Citations

531 U.S. 326
121 S. Ct. 946
148 L. Ed. 2d 838
2001 U.S. LEXIS 962
1 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1442

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holding that police did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by preventing him from entering his home unaccompanied given exigent circumstances
holding that police impoundment of residence that restrained defendant from entering until warrant could be obtained was proper
holding that the police may reasonably deny a suspect entry to his own home to prevent the destruction of evidence
holding that police did not violate defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights by preventing him from entering his home unaccompanied given exigent circumstances
holding that preventing defendant from re-entering his home, where probable cause existed showing that drugs were in the defendant’s house, was reasonable when the police were waiting for a warrant to search the house
holding an officer lawfully prevented defendant from entering his home for two hours while obtaining a search warrant for drugs based on a tip

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Judges: Breyer, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Stevens

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