Police officer conducted an investigatory stop of Strieff without reasonable suspicion.
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Utah v. Strieff is a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether evidence discovered after an unlawful investigatory stop could be admitted under the attenuation doctrine when an outstanding arrest warrant is found.
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| Utah v. Strieff | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine | attenuation doctrine ⓘ |
| appliedPrecedent |
Brown v. Illinois
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Wong Sun v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aroseFrom | State of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) ⓘ |
| concerns |
admissibility of evidence obtained after unlawful stop
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outstanding arrest warrant discovered after stop ⓘ unlawful investigatory stop ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2016-06-20 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentOpinionBy | Justice Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw | Expanded circumstances where evidence from an unlawful stop may be admitted under attenuation doctrine. ⓘ |
| factPattern |
Officer arrested Strieff on the warrant and searched him incident to arrest.
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Officer discovered an outstanding arrest warrant for Strieff during the stop. ⓘ Officer found drugs and drug paraphernalia during the search. ⓘ Police officer conducted an investigatory stop of Strieff without reasonable suspicion. ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 14-1373 ⓘ |
| holding | Evidence seized incident to a lawful arrest on a valid warrant is admissible when the warrant is discovered after an unlawful investigatory stop, because the discovery of the warrant attenuates the connection between the unlawful stop and the evidence. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keywords |
fruit of the poisonous tree
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outstanding warrant ⓘ search incident to arrest ⓘ unlawful stop ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Fourth Amendment unreasonable searches and seizures
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attenuation doctrine ⓘ exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | Utah Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | Evidence should be suppressed as fruit of an unlawful stop. ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | State of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionPresented | Whether the attenuation doctrine applies when an officer discovers a valid, pre-existing, and untainted arrest warrant during an unlawful investigatory stop. ⓘ |
| respondent | Edward Joseph Strieff Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForDefendant | Strieff was denied suppression of the evidence. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForState | State of Utah prevailed in the Supreme Court. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separateDissentOpinionBy | Justice Elena Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDisposition | Reversed and remanded ⓘ |
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Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights)
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Police officer conducted an investigatory stop of Strieff without reasonable suspicion.
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Utah v. Strieff