Illinois v. McArthur
Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned the extent of the government’s power to limit an individual’s complete control of his or her home pending the arrival of a search warrant. A divided Court held that the search was not unconstitutional because there was a reasonable law-enforcement need to acquire a warrant, namely, to prevent the potential destruction of evidence within the home.
| Illinois v. McArthur | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued November 1, 2000 Decided February 20, 2001 | |
| Full case name | Illinois v. Charles McArthur |
| Citations | 531 U.S. 326 (more) 121 S. Ct. 946; 148 L. Ed. 2d 838; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 962 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | People v. McArthur, 304 Ill. App. 3d 395, 713 N.E.2d 93 (App. 4th Dist. 1999); leave to appeal denied, 185 Ill. 2d 651, 720 N.E.2d 1101 (1999); cert. granted, 529 U.S. 1097 (2000). |
| Holding | |
| Police officers who had probable cause to believe an individual was hiding drugs in his home, and who blocked the individual from entering while awaiting a search warrant, did not violate the Fourth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, |
| Concurrence | Souter |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| US const. amend. IV | |
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