Whren v. United States

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1996-11-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whren v. United States
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:James_Whren
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_cited_in 517 U. S. 806
gptkbp:legal_issue Traffic stops and probable cause
gptkbp:outcome Affirmed the decision of the lower court
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent traffic stop cases
gptkbp:significance Established that subjective intentions of officers are irrelevant in determining probable cause.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ferguson_v._City_of_Charleston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5