California v. Byers

Decided May 17, 1971. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75 · 402 U.S. 424 (1971) · Cited 422 times

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Marchetti v. United States · 390 U.S. 39 (1968)
• United States v. Sullivan · 274 U.S. 259 (1927)
• Grosso v. United States · 390 U.S. 62 (1968)
• Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board · 382 U.S. 70 (1965)
• United States v. Wade · 388 U.S. 218 (1967)
• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
• Schmerber v. California · 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
• Haynes v. United States · 390 U.S. 85 (1968)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• McCarthy v. Arndstein · 266 U.S. 34 (1924)
• Raley v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 423 (1959)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
• Counselman v. Hitchcock · 142 U.S. 547 (1892)
• Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor · 378 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Brown v. Walker · 161 U.S. 591 (1896)
• Spevack v. Klein · 385 U.S. 511 (1967)
• Shapiro v. United States · 335 U.S. 1 (1948)
• United States v. Kahriger · 345 U.S. 22 (1953)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Garrity v. New Jersey · 385 U.S. 493 (1967)
• MacKey v. United States · 401 U.S. 667 (1971)
• Rogers v. United States · 340 U.S. 367 (1951)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Tehan v. United States ex rel. Shott · 382 U.S. 406 (1966)
• United States v. United States Coin & Currency · 401 U.S. 715 (1971)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Emspak v. United States · 349 U.S. 190 (1955)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. Bouknight · 493 U.S. 549 (1990)
• Garner v. United States · 424 U.S. 648 (1976)
• Oregon v. Hass · 420 U.S. 714 (1975)
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)
• Kastigar v. United States · 406 U.S. 441 (1972)
• New York v. Quarles · 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
• Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev., Humboldt Cty. · 542 U.S. 177 (2004)
• United States v. Hubbell · 530 U.S. 27 (2000)

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