Thompson v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1985-01-21

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*18 Per Curiam. In this case, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the validity of a warrantless “murder scene” search of petitioner’s home. Because this holding is in direct conflict with our opinion in Mincey v. Arizona, <a hr…

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