United States v. Chadwick

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Significant impact on law enforcement practices
Evidence obtained was inadmissible
Evaluated for its impact on civil rights
Evidence was obtained without a warrant
Summary of the ruling's implications
gptkbp:caseTypes criminal case
No. 75-1815
gptkbp:citedBy 433 U.S. 1
gptkbp:controversy Search of locked container without warrant
gptkbp:court Reversed lower court ruling
Affirmed the right to privacy in personal effects
Decision limited police powers in searches
Set_precedent_for_future_Fourth_Amendment_cases
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 18, 1977
gptkbp:firstClaim Influenced future cases on privacy
gptkbp:historicalEvent Appealed_from_the_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Chadwick
gptkbp:impact Strengthened privacy rights
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States
Chadwick
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Reinforced Fourth Amendment protections
Majority opinion emphasized privacy
Reasoning based on constitutional protections
Dissent argued for law enforcement's needs
Judicial review of police conduct
gptkbp:legal_representation Analysis of warrantless searches
gptkbp:legalStatus Impact on search and seizure laws
Part of the legal framework for search and seizure
Automobile exception to warrant requirement
Reinforced need for warrants in searches
Search and seizure jurisprudence
Fourth_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:notableFeature Documented in legal databases
Frequently referenced in legal arguments
Often studied in law schools
Relevant in discussions of civil liberties
Involved a trunk search by police
Landmark decision in privacy rights
Examined the balance between privacy and law enforcement
Critiqued_by_legal_scholars
gptkbp:outcome Search and seizure ruled unconstitutional
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:precedent Expectation of privacy in personal property
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._Ross
gptkb:United_States_v._Karo
Implications for law enforcement training
gptkbp:research Physical evidence
gptkbp:team Influenced legislative discussions on privacy rights