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This document is the text of a Supreme Court case from 1925 regarding the search and seizure of an automobile transporting alcohol in violation of the National Prohibition Act. It summarizes the relevant constitutional and statutory provisions, including the 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
(a) That the primary purpose is the seizure and destruction of the contraband liquor, and the provisions for forfeiture of the vehicle and arrest of the transporter are merely incidental. P. 267 U. S. 153.
This document summarizes Carroll v. United States, a 1925 Supreme Court case regarding the search and seizure of an automobile. It provides background on the case, including that federal agents had previously met Carroll and Kiro attempting to sell liquor, and later stopped their car based on this history and belief they were transporting alcohol.
Carroll v. US - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of two defendants for transporting liquor in their automobile in violation of the National Prohibition Act.
In Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 (1925), the Supreme Court established what would later be commonly referred to as the automobile exception to the warrant requirement. There, the defendants challenged their convictions of "transporting in an automobile intoxicating spirituous liquor . . . in violation of the National Prohibition Act."
Carroll v. U.S., 267 U.S. 132 (1925) George Carroll and John Kiro were driving from Detroit to Grand Rapids when their Oldsmobile roadster was stopped by three federal prohibition agents. The agents suspected Carroll was illegally transporting intoxicating liquors in part because Carroll had previously promised to obtain liquor for them.
holding “contraband goods concealed and illegally transported in an automobile or other vehicle may be searched for without a warrant” Summary of this case from United States v. Lawing. Rethink the way you litigate with CoCounsel: AI for research, discovery, depositions, and so much more.
