Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph

Decided March 22, 2006. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-1067 · 547 U.S. 103 (2006) · Cited 1,203 times

Holding

In the circumstances here at issue, a physically present cooccupant’s stated refusal to permit entry renders warrantless entry and search unreasonable and invalid as to him.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• United States v. Matlock · 415 U.S. 164 (1974)
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
• Illinois v. Rodriguez · 497 U.S. 177 (1990)
• Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
• Frazier v. Cupp · 394 U.S. 731 (1969)
• United States v. White · 401 U.S. 745 (1971)
• Rakas v. Illinois · 439 U.S. 128 (1978)
• United States v. Jacobsen · 466 U.S. 109 (1984)
• Minnesota v. Olson · 495 U.S. 91 (1990)
• Stoner v. California · 376 U.S. 483 (1964)
• Trammel v. United States · 445 U.S. 40 (1980)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Schmerber v. California · 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
• Mincey v. Arizona · 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
• California v. Acevedo · 500 U.S. 565 (1991)
• Chapman v. United States · 365 U.S. 610 (1961)
• Illinois v. McArthur · 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Payton v. New York · 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
• Whren v. United States · 517 U.S. 806 (1996)
• Florida v. Royer · 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Chimel v. California · 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
• Florida v. Bostick · 501 U.S. 429 (1991)
• United States v. Ventresca · 380 U.S. 102 (1965)
• Illinois v. Wardlow · 528 U.S. 119 (2000)
• Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 10 (1948)
• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
• Texas v. Brown · 460 U.S. 730 (1983)

Cited by

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

• Fernandez v. California · 571 U.S. 292 (2014)
• Mitchell v. Wisconsin · 588 U.S. 840 (2019)
• Florida v. Jardines · 569 U.S. 1 (2013)
• Missouri v. McNeely · 569 U.S. 141 (2013)
• United States v. Castleman · 572 U.S. 157 (2014)
• Kentucky v. King · 563 U.S. 452 (2011)
• Pearson v. Callahan · 555 U.S. 223 (2009)
• Safford Unified School District 1 v. Redding · 557 U.S. 364 (2009)
• Randall v. Sorrell · 548 U.S. 230 (2006)
• Ryburn v. Huff · 565 U.S. 469 (2012)
• SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
• Lange v. California · 594 U.S. 295 (2021)

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