Muehler v. Mena
2005 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muehler v. Mena, 544 U.S. 93 (2005), was a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows detention of an occupant in handcuffs while a search is being conducted, and that it does not require officers to have an independent reasonable suspicion before questioning a subject about their immigration status.
Quick Facts Darin L. Muehler and Robert Brill v. Iris Mena, Argued December 8, 2004 Decided March 22, 2005 ...
Darin L. Muehler and Robert Brill v. Iris Mena | |
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Argued December 8, 2004 Decided March 22, 2005 | |
Full case name | Muehler v. Mena |
Docket no. | 03-1423 |
Citations | 544 U.S. 93 (more) 125 S. Ct. 1465; 161 L. Ed. 2d 299 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Holding | |
Mena's detention did not violate the Fourth Amendment; the officers' questioning of Mena about her immigration status during her detention did not violate the Fourth Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O’Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
Concurrence | Kennedy |
Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. IV |
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