Legal Opinion

Maryland v. Pringle

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 15, 2003No. 02-809PublishedCited by 1,385 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist

In the early morning hours a passenger car occupied by three men was stopped for speeding by a police officer. The officer, upon searching the ear, seized $763 of rolled-up cash from the glove compartment and five glassine baggies of cocaine from between the back-seat armrest and the back seat. After all three men denied ownership of the cocaine and money, the officer arrested each of them. We hold that the officer had probable cause to arrest Pringle — one of the three men.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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