Pennsylvania v. Mimms
| Pennsylvania v. Mimms | |
|---|---|
| Decided December 5, 1977 | |
| Full case name | Pennsylvania v. Mimms |
| Citations | 434 U.S. 106 (more) 98 S. Ct. 330; 54 L. Ed. 2d 331; 1977 U.S. LEXIS 157 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 232 Pa. Super. 486, 335 A.2d 516 (Pa. Super. 1975) (confirming conviction); 471 Pa. 546, 370 A.2d 1157 (Pa. 1977) (reversing superior court) |
| Holding | |
| Officer ordering defendant out of his car following a traffic stop and conducting a pat-down to check for weapons held didn't violate the Fourth Amendment, reversing Pennsylvania Supreme Court. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Per curiam | |
| Dissent | Marshall |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. IV, XIV | |
Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977), is a United States Supreme Court criminal law decision holding that a police officer ordering a person out of a car following a traffic stop and conducting a pat-down to check for weapons did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.