Brinegar v. United States
| Brinegar v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 18–19, 1948 Decided June 27, 1949 | |
| Full case name | Brinegar v. United States |
| Citations | 338 U.S. 160 (more) 69 S. Ct. 1302; 93 L. Ed. 1879; 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2084 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 165 F.2d 512 (10th Cir. 1948) (affirmed) |
| Holding | |
| While the police need not always be factually correct in conducting a warrantless search, such a search must always be reasonable. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rutledge, joined by Vinson, Black, Reed, Douglas, Burton |
| Concurrence | Burton |
| Dissent | Jackson, joined by Frankfurter, Murphy |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160 (1949), was a United States Supreme Court case employing the "reasonableness test" in warrantless searches. The Court held that while the police need not always be factually correct in conducting a warrantless search, such a search must always be reasonable.