Docket 16-1027
Collins v. Virginia
In this case, a police officer entered a home's driveway without a warrant to lift a tarp and search a motorcycle parked near the house. The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourth Amendment's automobile exception does not allow police to enter a home or its immediate surroundings without a warrant to search a vehicle.
- Status
- Decided
- Appeal from
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Decision released
- May 29, 2018
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Case Accepted
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Decision ReleasedMay 29, 2018
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