CHAMBERS v. MARONEY

No. 830.

399 U.S. 42 (1970)

CHAMBERS v. MARONEY, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Grogan, by appointment of the Court, 396 U.S. 983, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Carol Mary Los argued the cause for respondent, pro hac vice. With her on the brief was Robert W. Duggan.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, and Amy Juviler and Brenda Soloff, Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for the State of New York as amicus curiae.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The principal question in this case concerns the admissibility of evidence seized from an automobile, in which petitioner was riding at the time of his arrest, after the automobile was taken to a police station and was there thoroughly searched without a warrant. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found no violation of petitioner's Fourth Amendment rights. We affirm.

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