Illinois v. Gates
1983 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983), is a Fourth Amendment case.[1] Gates overruled Aguilar v. Texas[2] and Spinelli v. United States,[3] thereby replacing the Aguilar–Spinelli test for probable cause with the "totality of the circumstances" test.
Quick Facts Illinois v. Gates, Argued October 10, 1982Reargued March 1, 1983 Decided June 8, 1983 ...
Illinois v. Gates | |
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Argued October 10, 1982 Reargued March 1, 1983 Decided June 8, 1983 | |
Full case name | Illinois v. Gates et ux. |
Citations | 462 U.S. 213 (more) 103 S. Ct. 2317; 76 L. Ed. 2d 527 |
Case history | |
Prior | 85 Ill. 2d 376, 423 N.E.2d 887; cert. granted, 454 U.S. 1140 (1982). |
Holding | |
The rigid "two-pronged test" under Aguilar and Spinelli for determining whether an informant's tip establishes probable cause for issuance of a warrant is abandoned, and the "totality of the circumstances" approach that traditionally has informed probable cause determinations is substituted in its place. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor |
Concurrence | White (in judgment) |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Aguilar v. Texas (1964) Spinelli v. United States (1969) |
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