Illinois v. Rodriguez
| Illinois v. Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 20, 1990 Decided June 21, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Illinois v. Edward Rodriguez |
| Citations | 497 U.S. 177 (more) 110 S. Ct. 2793; 111 L. Ed. 2d 148; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3295; 58 U.S.L.W. 4892 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Cert. to Appellate Court of Illinois, 1st Dist. reversed and remanded |
| Holding | |
| Under the Fourth Amendment, a warrantless entry is valid when based upon the consent of a third party whom the police, at the time of the entry, reasonably believe to possess common authority over the premises, but who in fact does not. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, O'Connor, Kennedy |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV. | |
Illinois v. Rodriguez, 497 U.S. 177 (1990), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the issue of whether a warrantless search conducted pursuant to third party consent violates the Fourth Amendment when the third party does not actually possess common authority over the premises.