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United States v. Brignoni-Ponce

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-114
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Brignoni-Ponce
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
422 U.S. 873 (1975)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 18, 1975
Decided: 
Monday, June 30, 1975
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Vehicles

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Brignoni-Ponce , 422 U.S. 873 (1975)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_74_114)
(last visited Saturday, October 31, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Brignoni-Ponce, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

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Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence, joined Burger's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Wrote a regular concurrence
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.