Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
California vs. Acevedo
1
Majority Decision
Sources
- The decision was to make an attempt to simplify the prior conflicting decisions and reduce illogical outcomes.
- The majority vote was 6-3 on the side of the state California.
- Rehnquist, Blackmum, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter were the justices for the majority vote.
- Justice Harry Blackmum authored the majority vote.
- www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990_89_1690
- www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-procedure/
- www.supreme.justicia.com/case/federal/US/500/565/case.html
Summary
Lower Court
- The lower court was the State Appellate Court
- Their verdict was that the marijuana should have been suppressed.
California vs. Acevedo
By: Nicole Rosario
Charles Acevedo had just come out of Jamie Dazas' apartment (police were informed that Daza had picked up a package that contained marijuana), as Acevedo was leaving, police had noticed that he held a bag similar to the package Daza had picked up earlier. The police followed Acevedo, pulled him over, searched his car, and once they found the bag instead of waiting for a warrant they went right ahead and searched inside it.
Dates
- Argued: January 8, 1991
- Decided: May 30, 1991
Dissenting opinions
Fourth Amendment
Carroll v. United States
This case was based on the fourth amendment. The courts were deciding whether or not the evidence would stand considering the police continued to search the container without a warrant.
- This case relates to California vs. Acevedo because it has to do with search without a warrant.
- The dissent was that " even proof beyond reasonable doubt should not allow a warrant less search unless supported by an exception to the warrant requirement."
- Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion for the dissent.