Florida v. Jimeno

Florida v. Jimeno
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 25, 1991
Decided May 23, 1991
Full case nameFlorida v. Enio Jimeno
Citations500 U.S. 248 (more)
111 S. Ct. 1801; 114 L. Ed. 2d 297
Holding
Jimeno's consent to the search of the car did extend to the closed paper bag within the car, and did not violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by White, Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
DissentMarshall, joined by Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Florida v. Jimeno, 500 U.S. 248 (1991), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the exclusionary rule of evidence under the Fourth Amendment.[1][2]

  1. ^ "FLORIDA v. JIMENO". Oyez. 1991.
  2. ^ Florida v. Jimeno, 500 U.S. 248 (1991).