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Whren v United States

517 U.S. 806 (1996)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1996
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Fourth Amendment; pretextual traffic stop; subjective intent of officer irrelevant if objective basis exists

Area of Law

criminal

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