California v. Acevedo

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = California v. Acevedo
ArgueDate = January 8
ArgueYear = 1991
DecideDate = May 30
DecideYear = 1991
FullName = California v. Charles Steven Acevedo
USVol = 500
USPage = 565
Citation = 111 S. Ct. 1982; 114 L. Ed. 2d 619; 59 U.S.L.W. 4559
Prior = Certiorari to the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District
Subsequent =
Holding = Police, in a search extending only to a container within an automobile, may search the container without a warrant where they have probable cause to believe that it holds contraband or evidence.
SCOTUS = 1990-1991
Majority = Blackmun
JoinMajority = Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter
Concurrence = Scalia
Dissent = White
Dissent2 = Stevens
JoinDissent2 = Marshall
LawsApplied =

"California v. Acevedo", 500 U.S. 565 (1991), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that police, in a search extending only to a container within an automobile, may search the container without a warrant where they have probable cause to believe that it holds contraband or evidence. It thereby confirmed "Carroll v. United States" (1925), which held that a warrantless search of an automobile based upon probable cause to believe that the vehicle contained evidence of crime in the light of an exigency arising out of the vehicle's likely disappearance did not contravene the Fourth Amendment's Warrant Clause.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 500
*"Carroll v. United States", ussc|267|132|1925

Further reading

* cite journal | last = Harlow | first = J. M. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1992 | month = | title = "California v. Acevedo": The Ominous March of a Loyal Foot Soldier | journal = Louisiana Law Review | volume = 52 | issue = 5 | pages = 1205–1266 | issn = 0024-6859 | url = | accessdate = | quote =
* cite journal | last = Pizarro | first = G. A. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1992 | month = | title = "California v. Acevedo": The Emerging Role of Law Enforcement Officers: Acting as Magistrate | journal = Criminal Justice Journal | volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 367–384 | issn = 1478-1387 | url = | accessdate = | quote =
* cite journal | last = Tomkovicz | first = J. J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1992 | month = | title = "California v. Acevedo": The Walls Close in on the Warrant Requirement | journal = American Criminal Law Review | volume = 29 | issue = 4 | pages = 1103–1177 | issn = 0164-0364 | url = | accessdate = | quote =