NAVARETTE v. CALIFORNIA

No. 12-9490.

134 S.Ct. 1683 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 680

Lorenzo Prado NAVARETTE and Jose Prado Navarette, Petitioners, v. CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M.K. Laurence , San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

Paul R. Kleven , appointed by this Court, Berkeley, CA, for Petitioners.

Rachel P. Kovner , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondent.

Paul Kleven , Counsel of Record, Law Offices of Paul Kleven, Berkeley, CA, for Petitioners.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola , Deputy State Solicitor General, Seth K. Schalit , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Laurence , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Counsel of Record, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.


Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

After a 911 caller reported that a vehicle had run her off the road, a police officer located the vehicle she identified during the call and executed a traffic stop. We hold that the stop complied with the Fourth Amendment because, under the totality of the circumstances, the officer had reasonable suspicion that the driver was intoxicated.

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