United States v. Ross

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Affected police search procedures
Search conducted without warrant
Search was lawful
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law
80-2020
gptkbp:citedBy 456 U.S. 798
gptkbp:court 6-3 decision
Affirmed lower court ruling
Affirmed the decision of the lower court
Decision based on probable cause
Majority opinion emphasized public safety.
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
May 16, 1982
gptkbp:filedIn January 19, 1982
gptkbp:historicalEvent Appealed from lower court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Ross
gptkbp:impact Law_enforcement_practices
gptkbp:involved United_States,_Ross
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Established legal standards
Majority opinion supported by 6 justices
Dissent argued against majority ruling
Influenced future rulings
Supreme_Court_review
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Fourth Amendment
gptkbp:legal_representation Search warrant necessity
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional interpretation
Search and seizure law
Automobile exception
Set precedent for vehicle searches
Clarified vehicle search protocols
Guided by constitutional law
Impacts on civil liberties
Fourth_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:notableFeature Cited in future cases
Relevant to law enforcement training
Examined search and seizure laws
Important Fourth Amendment case
Involved drug trafficking
Involved warrantless search of vehicle
Influenced_Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence
gptkbp:outcome Search and seizure upheld
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Carroll_v._United_States
Search incident to arrest
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:California_v._Acevedo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_v._Chadwick
gptkbp:significance Clarified search warrant requirements