Steagald v. United States
| Steagald v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 14, 1981 Decided April 21, 1981 | |
| Full case name | Gary Steagald v. United States |
| Citations | 451 U.S. 204 (more) 101 S. Ct. 1642; 68 L. Ed. 2d 38 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 606 F.2d 540, 615 F.2d 642 (affirming district court's denial of motion to suppress and upholding convictions) |
| Holding | |
| An arrest warrant is not sufficient under the Fourth Amendment to search the home of a third party unless exigent circumstances are present. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Burger |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 | |
Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204 (1981), is a United States Supreme Court case which it was held that, based on the Fourth Amendment, a police officer may not conduct a warrantless search of a third party's home in an attempt to apprehend the subject of an arrest warrant, absent consent or exigent circumstances.