Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White

Decided May 17, 1999. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-223 · 526 U.S. 559 (1999) · Cited 188 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Carroll v. United States · 267 U.S. 132 (1925)
• Work v. United States Ex Rel. Rives · 267 U.S. 175 (1925)
• G. M. Leasing Corp. v. United States · 429 U.S. 338 (1977)
• United States v. Watson · 423 U.S. 411 (1976)
• Payton v. New York · 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
• Bennis v. Michigan · 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
• Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 10 (1948)
• Horton v. California · 496 U.S. 128 (1990)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• Soldal v. Cook County · 506 U.S. 56 (1992)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Wong Sun v. United States · 371 U.S. 471 (1963)
• Chimel v. California · 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
• United States v. Ross · 456 U.S. 798 (1982)
• South Dakota v. Opperman · 428 U.S. 364 (1976)
• Austin v. United States · 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Arizona v. Hicks · 480 U.S. 321 (1987)
• Harris v. United States · 331 U.S. 145 (1947)
• California v. Carney · 471 U.S. 386 (1985)
• Hester v. United States · 265 U.S. 57 (1924)
• One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania · 380 U.S. 693 (1965)
• Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. · 59 U.S. 272 (1856)
• Pennsylvania v. Labron · 518 U.S. 938 (1996)
• Shadwick v. City of Tampa · 407 U.S. 345 (1972)
• Connally v. Georgia · 429 U.S. 245 (1977)

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