New York v. Class
| New York v. Class | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 4, 1985 Decided February 25, 1986 | |
| Full case name | State of New York, Petitioner v. Benigno Class |
| Citations | 475 U.S. 106 (more) |
| Holding | |
| Because of their role in identifying vehicles and plain view locations, a person has no expectation of privacy when police look for a VIN (as long as the police have reasonable suspicion beforehand). | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by Blackmun , Rehnquist, Burger |
| Concurrence | Powell |
| Concur/dissent | Brennan, Marshall, Stevens |
| Dissent | White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
New York v. Class, 475 U.S. 106 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court held that a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment when police look for a vehicle identification numbers after they have developed reasonable suspicion.