United States v. Flores-Montano
| United States v. Flores-Montano | |
|---|---|
| Argued February 25, 2004 Decided March 30, 2004 | |
| Full case name | United States of America v. Manuel Flores-Montano |
| Docket no. | 02-1794 |
| Citations | 541 U.S. 149 (more) 124 S. Ct. 1582; 158 L. Ed. 2d 311; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 2548; 72 U.S.L.W. 4263; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 207 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Motion to suppress granted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and affirmed by the Ninth Circuit in an unpublished opinion; cert. granted, 540 U.S. 945 (2003). |
| Subsequent | On remand at, Remanded by United States v. Flores-Montano, 377 F.3d 1105, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 15999 (9th Cir., Aug. 4, 2004) |
| Holding | |
| At the international border, the Fourth Amendment does not require reasonable suspicion for customs agents to remove the gas tank from a vehicle entering the United States in order to check for drugs. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
United States v. Flores-Montano, 541 U.S. 149 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that customs agents may remove the gas tank from a vehicle crossing the international border in an effort to look for contraband.