When Mark James Knights was sentenced to summary probation by a California court for a drug offense, the probation order included one condition: Knights would submit his "person, property, place of residence, vehicle, personal effects, to search at anytime, with or without a search warrant, warrant of arrest or reasonable cause by any probation officer or law enforcement officer.” Several days later, Knights and his friend were suspected of committing arson. Police then searched Knights' apartment without a warrant and discovered items potentially associated with the crime. Knights was later indicted by a federal grand jury "for conspiracy to commit arson, for possession of an unregistered destructive device, and being a felon in possession of ammunition."[2] Knights subsequently filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained from the search. The District Court granted his motion on the ground that the search was for "investigatory" instead of "probationary" purposes. The Court of Appeals later affirmed.[2]
Resultedit
In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Rehnquist, the Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeals and upheld the constitutionality of the warrantless search of Knights' apartment. The Court held that the search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment due to the search condition in Knights' probation order and the search being supported by reasonable suspicion.[2][3][4][5]
^ abcd"United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112 (2001)". Justia Law. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^Skrmetti, Jonathan T. (2001–2002). "The Keys to the Castle: A New Standard for Warrantless Home Searches in United States v. Knights". Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. 25: 1201.
^"U.S. v. Knights: Supreme Court Rules on Searches of Probationers by Police | Office of Justice Programs". www.ojp.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^"Search and Seizure - Probationer / Parolee / Pretrial Release | Casetext". casetext.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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united, states, knights, 2001, united, states, knights, 2001, case, decided, supreme, court, united, states, december, 2001, court, held, that, police, search, probationer, supported, reasonable, suspicion, pursuant, probation, condition, satisfied, requiremen. United States v Knights 534 U S 112 2001 was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10 2001 The court held that the police search of a probationer supported by reasonable suspicion and pursuant to a probation condition satisfied the requirements under the Fourth Amendment 1 2 United States v KnightsSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued November 6 2001Decided December 10 2001Full case nameUnited States v KnightsCitations534 U S 112 more HoldingSearch of a probationer that is supported by reasonable suspicion and pursuant to a probation condition satisfies the Fourth Amendment Court membershipChief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P Stevens Sandra Day O ConnorAntonin Scalia Anthony KennedyDavid Souter Clarence ThomasRuth Bader Ginsburg Stephen BreyerCase opinionsMajorityRehnquist joined by unanimousConcurrenceSouterLaws appliedU S Const amend IVContents 1 Background 2 Result 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground editWhen Mark James Knights was sentenced to summary probation by a California court for a drug offense the probation order included one condition Knights would submit his person property place of residence vehicle personal effects to search at anytime with or without a search warrant warrant of arrest or reasonable cause by any probation officer or law enforcement officer Several days later Knights and his friend were suspected of committing arson Police then searched Knights apartment without a warrant and discovered items potentially associated with the crime Knights was later indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit arson for possession of an unregistered destructive device and being a felon in possession of ammunition 2 Knights subsequently filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained from the search The District Court granted his motion on the ground that the search was for investigatory instead of probationary purposes The Court of Appeals later affirmed 2 Result editIn a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Rehnquist the Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeals and upheld the constitutionality of the warrantless search of Knights apartment The Court held that the search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment due to the search condition in Knights probation order and the search being supported by reasonable suspicion 2 3 4 5 See also editList of United States Supreme Court cases volume 534 Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist CourtWarrantless searches in the United States Griffin v WisconsinReferences edit 534 U S 112 a b c d United States v Knights 534 U S 112 2001 Justia Law Retrieved August 20 2023 Skrmetti Jonathan T 2001 2002 The Keys to the Castle A New Standard for Warrantless Home Searches in United States v Knights Harvard Journal of Law amp Public Policy 25 1201 U S v Knights Supreme Court Rules on Searches of Probationers by Police Office of Justice Programs www ojp gov Retrieved February 18 2024 Search and Seizure Probationer Parolee Pretrial Release Casetext casetext com Retrieved March 8 2024 External links editText of United States v Knights 534 U S 112 2001 is available from Cornell Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez oral argument audio vLex Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States v Knights 2001 amp oldid 1212649296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
