Bumper v. North Carolina

Bumper v. North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 24–25, 1968
Decided June 3, 1968
Full case nameBumper v. North Carolina
Citations391 U.S. 543 (more)
88 S. Ct. 1788; 20 L. Ed. 2d 797
Case history
PriorState v. Bumpers, 270 N.C. 521, 155 S.E.2d 173 (1967); cert. granted, 389 U.S. 1034 (1968).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Abe Fortas · Thurgood Marshall
Case opinions
MajorityStewart, joined by Warren, Brennan, Fortas, Marshall (in full); Douglas, Harlan (Part II)
ConcurrenceDouglas
ConcurrenceHarlan
DissentBlack
DissentWhite
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Bumper v. North Carolina, 391 U.S. 543 (1968), was a U.S. Supreme Court case in which a search was struck down as illegal because the police falsely claimed they had a search warrant.[1] This was tantamount to telling the subject that she had no choice but to consent.[2] Justice Potter Stewart delivered the decision for the 7-2 majority.[3]

  1. ^ Bumper v. North Carolina, 391 U.S. 543 (1968).
  2. ^ Digital CP Search and Seizure Issues: Consent Archived September 15, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Bumper v. North Carolina". Oyez. Retrieved June 3, 2024.