United States v. Mendenhall

Decided May 27, 1980. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-1821 · 446 U.S. 544 (1980) · Cited 6,313 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.

• Terry v. Ohio · 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
• Dunaway v. New York · 442 U.S. 200 (1979)
• Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
• United States v. Brignoni-Ponce · 422 U.S. 873 (1975)
• Brown v. Texas · 443 U.S. 47 (1979)
• Delaware v. Prouse · 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• United States v. Martinez-Fuerte · 428 U.S. 543 (1976)
• Bumper v. North Carolina · 391 U.S. 543 (1968)
• Youakim v. Miller · 425 U.S. 231 (1976)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 10 (1948)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Ybarra v. Illinois · 444 U.S. 85 (1979)
• Haynes v. Washington · 373 U.S. 503 (1963)
• Davis v. Mississippi · 394 U.S. 721 (1969)
• Procunier v. Navarette · 434 U.S. 555 (1978)
• Rios v. United States · 364 U.S. 253 (1960)
• United States v. Ortiz · 422 U.S. 891 (1975)
• Duignan v. United States · 274 U.S. 195 (1927)

Cited by

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

• Florida v. Royer · 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
• California v. Hodari D. · 499 U.S. 621 (1991)
• Reid v. Georgia · 448 U.S. 438 (1980)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Delgado · 466 U.S. 210 (1984)
• Michigan v. Chesternut · 486 U.S. 567 (1988)
• Illinois v. Gates · 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
• Florida v. Bostick · 501 U.S. 429 (1991)
• Brendlin v. California · 551 U.S. 249 (2007)
• United States v. Place · 462 U.S. 696 (1983)
• Ohio v. Robinette · 519 U.S. 33 (1996)
• Florida v. Rodriguez · 469 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Ornelas v. United States · 517 U.S. 690 (1996)
• Brower Ex Rel. Estate of Caldwell v. County of Inyo · 489 U.S. 593 (1989)
• Kaupp v. Texas · 538 U.S. 626 (2003)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
• United States v. Sokolow · 490 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Harmelin v. Michigan · 501 U.S. 957 (1991)
• Tennessee v. Garner · 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)
• United States v. Jacobsen · 466 U.S. 109 (1984)
• United States v. Sharpe · 470 U.S. 675 (1985)
• Stansbury v. California · 511 U.S. 318 (1994)
• New York v. Quarles · 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
• National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab · 489 U.S. 656 (1989)
• United States v. Drayton · 536 U.S. 194 (2002)
• United States v. Montoya De Hernandez · 473 U.S. 531 (1985)
• Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. · 543 U.S. 157 (2004)
• Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc. · 494 U.S. 545 (1990)

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