Carroll v. United States

Carroll v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 14, 1924 Decided March 2, 1925
Full case name	George Carroll, John Kiro v. United States
Citations	267 U.S. 132 (more) 45 S. Ct. 280; 69 L. Ed. 543; 39 A.L.R. 790
Holding
The warrantless search of a car does not violate the Constitution. The mobility of the automobile makes it impracticable to get a search warrant.
Court membership
Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis George Sutherland · Pierce Butler Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinions
Majority	Taft, joined by Holmes, Van Devanter, Brandeis, Butler, Sanford
Dissent	McReynolds, joined by Sutherland
Stone took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV, National Prohibition Act

Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 (1925), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court that upheld the warrantless searches of an automobile, which is known as the automobile exception. The case has also been cited as widening the scope of search.