Great American Court Cases | California v. Carney

Legal Citation: 471 U.S. 386 (1985)

Petitioner
State of California

Respondent
Charles R. Carney

Petitioner's Claim
That the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is not violated when a police officer conducts a warrantless search of a mobile home.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Louis R. Hanoian

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Thomas F. Homann

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
13 May 1985

Decision
The warrantless search of a motor mobile home does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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