Kansas v. Glover
U.S. Supreme Court · decided April 6, 2020 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- April 6, 2020
- Term
- October Term 2019
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2019 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus KANSAS v. GLOVER CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF KANSAS No. 18–556. Argued November 4, 2019—Decided April 6, 2020 A Kansas deputy sheriff ran a license plate check on a pickup truck, dis- covering that the truck belonged to respondent Glover and that Glover’s driver’s license had been revoked. The deputy pulled the truck over because he assumed that Glover was driving. Glover was in fact driving and was charged with driving as a habitual violator. He moved to suppress all evidence from the stop, claiming that the deputy lacked reasonable suspicion. The District Court granted the motion, but the Court of Appeals reversed. The Kansas Supreme Court in turn reversed, holding that the deputy violated the Fourth Amendment by stopping Glover without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Held: When the officer lacks information negating an inference that the owner is driving the vehicle, an investigative traffic stop made after…
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