Concurrence Powell | End date 1973 | |
Full case name Almeida-Sanchez v. United States Citations 413 U.S. 266 (more)
93 S. Ct. 2535; 37 L. Ed. 2d 596; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 44 Prior history Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Majority Stewart, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Marshall, Powell Dissent White, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist Similar Carroll v United States, Michigan Department of State P, Katz v United States, Chimel v California | ||
Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case.
This case involved the United States border patrol which conducted a search without warrant or probable cause. The vehicle was stopped and searched an automobile for illegal aliens twenty-five miles (40 km) from the Mexican border. The Court approached the search from two views: automobile search and border search. As to the validity of the search under the automobile exception, the Court found no justification for the search under the Carroll doctrine because there was no probable cause. The Court added that "the Carroll doctrine does not declare a field day for the police in searching automobiles. Automobile or no automobile, there must be probable cause for the search."