Supreme Court of the United States
Heien v. North Carolina
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- Dec. 15, 2014
- Case
- Heien v. North Carolina
- Case status
- Decided
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Chief Justice ROBERTSdelivered the opinion of the Court. The Fourth Amendment prohibits "unreasonable searches and seizures." Under this standard, a search or seizure may be permissible even though the justification for the action includes a reasonable factual mistake. An officer might, for example, stop a motorist for traveling alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane, only to discover upon approaching the car that two children are…
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