Ornelas v. United States
| Ornelas v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 26, 1996 Decided May 28, 1996 | |
| Full case name | Saul Ornelas and Ismael Ornelas-Ledesma v. United States |
| Citations | 517 U.S. 690 (more) 116 S.Ct. 1657; 134 L. Ed. 2d 911; 64 U.S.L.W. 4373 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Defendants convicted, Eastern District of Wisconsin; affirmed, 52 F.3d 328 (7th Cir. 1995); certiorari granted, 516 U.S. 963 (1995). |
| Subsequent | Conviction affirmed, 96 F.3d 1450 (7th Cir. 1996) |
| Holding | |
| Probable cause determinations for warrantless searches are reviewed de novo. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Dissent | Scalia |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Ornelas v. United States, 517 U.S. 690 (1996), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that appellate courts should review probable cause determinations for warrantless searches de novo.