| Minnesota v. Olson | |
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| Argued February 26, 1990 Decided April 18, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Minnesota v. Olson |
| Citations | 495 U.S. 91 (more) |
| Holding | |
| A person staying as a guest in the house of another has a legal expectation of privacy; warrantless entry into that house to arrest the person taints the arrest. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Stevens, Kennedy |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, Blackmun |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Minnesota v. Olson, 495 U.S. 91 (1990), is a landmark search and seizure case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that a person staying as a guest in the house of another had a legal expectation of privacy, and that a warrantless entry into that house to arrest the person tainted the arrest and the individual's subsequent statements.