Illinois v. McArthur

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2001-02-20

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Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. Police officers, with probable cause to believe that a man had hidden marijuana in his home, prevented that man from entering the home for about two hours while they obtained a search warrant. We must decide whether those officers violated the Fourth Amendment. We conclude that the officers acted reasonably. They did not violate the Amendment’s requirements. An…

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