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South Dakota v. Opperman

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
75-76
Petitioner: 
South Dakota
Respondent: 
Opperman
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
428 U.S. 364 (1976)
Argued: 
Monday, March 29, 1976
Decided: 
Tuesday, July 6, 1976
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Vehicles
Categories: 
fourth amendment, searches and seizures, criminal
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, South Dakota v. Opperman , 428 U.S. 364 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_75_76)
(last visited Sunday, March 14, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for South Dakota, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

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

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger