Fernandez v. California

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on 2013-10-15
gptkbp:case_analysis Relevant to Fourth Amendment discussions
Examined consent in absence of co-occupant
Impacts law enforcement search procedures
gptkbp:case_number 12-7822
Originated from a police search incident
gptkbp:case_outcome 5-4 ruling
Majority opinion supported by four justices
Affirmed lower court's decision
Influenced future consent search cases
Affirmed the validity of consent given by one occupant
Warrantless search upheld by the court
Warrantless search was justified
gptkbp:case_significance Important for Fourth Amendment interpretation
Significant for understanding consent in searches.
gptkbp:case_types Criminal law
gptkbp:consequences Influenced police search protocols
gptkbp:court gptkb:David_Fernandez
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Justices opposed to the ruling
Scalia argued against majority ruling
gptkbp:effective_date 2014-02-25
gptkbp:fire_department Search of apartment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fernandez v. California
gptkbp:impact Used in lower court rulings
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:David_Fernandez
gptkb:California
gptkbp:is_cited_in 134 S. Ct. 1126
gptkbp:judged_by Judgment in favor of California
gptkbp:judges Justices in favor of the ruling
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_context Search and seizure law
Context of domestic violence and police response
gptkbp:legal_framework Part of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence
gptkbp:legal_issue Fourth Amendment rights
Consent vs. co-occupant's objection
Consent can override objections in certain circumstances
gptkbp:legal_outcome Legal precedent for future cases
Search deemed reasonable
gptkbp:legal_principle Expectation of privacy
gptkbp:material Involved a domestic violence incident
gptkbp:outcome Warrantless search upheld
gptkbp:precedent Consent searches
Consent can be given by one occupant
Established guidelines for consent searches
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:related_cases Georgia v. Randolph
Illinois v. Rodriguez
gptkbp:significance Clarified consent search doctrine
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of Physical evidence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kentucky_v._King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6