Supreme Court· 6/26/1978

Scott v. United States

Citations

436 U.S. 128
98 S. Ct. 1717
56 L. Ed. 2d 168
1978 U.S. LEXIS 89

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

recognizing that a call is likely to be “interceptable” when it “involve[s] one or more of the co-conspirators.”
holding that pretextual arrest is valid as long as evidence shows that ‘ ‘a reasonable officer would have made the seizure in the absence of the illegitimate motivation”
holding that pretextual arrest is valid as long as evidence shows that “a reasonable officer would have made the seizure in the absence of illegitimate motivation”
holding that subjective belief does not invalidate otherwise objectively justifiable actions
holding that stop for traffic violation is not unreasonable under Fourth Amendment
noting that more extensive surveillance may be justified when the investigation is focusing on what is thought to be a widespread conspiracy

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Judges: Rehnquist, Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, Brennan, Marshall

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