Maryland v. Dyson
United States Supreme Court
527 U.S. 465 (1999)
Relevant factsFree
Acting on a detailed tip from an informant, police stopped and searched a vehicle they believed was carrying drugs driven by known drug dealer Dyson (defendant), finding drugs and leading to his arrest and conviction. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed the conviction, holding the warrantless search was permissible only if exigent circumstances existed independent of probable cause, and Maryland's request for state certiorari was denied; Maryland appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
IssueFree
Whether the warrantless search of a vehicle is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment when the search is based on probable cause.