Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Scott v. United States

Scott v. United States, 438 U.S. 908 (1978)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-06-26
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • police motive irrelevant in determination of whether a search or seizure is reasonable because an objective standard is employed
  • victim was decoyed and robbed at gunpoint, then struck on the head with a hammer, shot with a pistol, jabbed with the cutting point of a shovel, and buried alive while pleading for his life

Citator

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436 U. S. 914;

436 U. S. 909;

436 U. S. 909;

436 U. S. 909;

436 U. S. 910;

436 U. S. 920;

436 U. S. 914;

436 U. S. 910;

436 U. S. 920;

436 U. S. 928;

436 U. S. 911;

436 U. S. 922;

436 U. S. 929; and

436 U. S. 930. Petitions for rehearing denied.