Document: 395 U.S. 818 89 S.Ct. 2053 23 L.Ed.2d 732 Bruce Warnie SHIPLEYv.CALIFORNIA. No. 540. June 23, 1969. Kate Whyner, for petitioner. Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen. of California, William E. James, Asst. Gen., and Marvin A. Bauer, Deputy respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The petitioner was convicted in California robbery the first degree, conviction affirmed by Court Appeal, Second Appellate District. Supreme denied review. seeks reversal judgment below on ground that evidence introduced at his trial seized violation Fourth Fourteenth Amendments to United States Constitution. Since we agree with taken course an unconstitutional search home, Appeal must be reversed. Mapp v. Ohio, 367 643, 81 1684, 6 1081. 2 Informed had been involved a robbery, police officers went residence. not but 15-year-old girl who identified herself as h e petitioner's wife allowed enter her belongings. When several rings robbers were found, 'staked out' house awaited return. Upon arrival late night, he immediately arrested alighted from car. searched car, then again entered house, where they discovered under couch jewelry case stolen robbery. car parked outside 15 or 20 feet away it, did request permission conduct second house. No warrant ever obtained. court nevertheless upheld it incident arrest, agreed, holding area 'under (petitioner's) effective control' time arrest. 3 Under our decision today Chimel U.S 752, 2034, 685, clearly exceeded Amendment limitations searches But even if have no retroactive application—a question which reserve requires its resolution—there is precedent this justifies case. has consistently held 'can arrest only substantially contemporaneous confined immediate vicinity arrest.' Stoner 376 483, 486, 84 889, 891, 11 856. (Emphasis supplied.) At very most, permitted four-room apartment took place. Harris States, 331 145, 67 1098, 91 L.Ed. 1399. See also Rabinowitz, 339 56, 70 430, 94 653. Constitution never construed allow police, absence emergency, person home take him inside purpose conducting warrantless search. On contrary, 'it always assumed one's cannot lawfully without warrant, except lawful therein.' Agnello 269 20, 32, 46 4, 6, 145. And James Louisiana, 382 36, 86 151, 30, after street two blocks 'cannot regarded Id., 37, S.Ct., 151. thorough extended reasonable justification beyond place arrested, arrest.* 4 Accordingly, motion leave proceed forma pauperis petition writ certiorari are granted, reversed, remanded further proceedings inconsistent opinion. 5 It so ordered. Reversed remanded. 7 Mr. Justice BLACK concurs granting dissents remand hearing. 8 WHITE, dissenting. 9 I found inexplicable Court's acceptance while same invalid considering exigencies created itself. id., 770, 2044 (dissenting opinion). Even more mystifying opinions orders issued instant six others pending Chimel: 837, Von Cleef New Jr sey, 814, 2051, 728; 1097, Misc., Illinois, 985, 2137, 774; 1037, Mahoney LaVallee, 500, Schmear Gagnon, 978, 2125, 767; 550, Jamison 986, 2135, 395, Chrisman 774. fear summary dispositions these cases, strain hard avoid deciding retroactivity Chimel, will magnify confusion important law. 10 particularly square Shipley's conviction, invalidates made detached garage, denials Mahoney. In Harris, occurred lobby four-story building; ensuing upper floor. chronology reversed apartment, accompanying uncovered gun building basement. This case, Shipley, purports rest pre-Chimel law, assuming nonretroactivity determining cases do deserve given Shipley. Schmear, Jamison, Chrisman, fails find substantial issue bearing Finally, per curiam invokes Kremen 353 346, 77 828, 876 (1957), noting seizures limited instrumentalities crimes being investigated arrests made. join grant dissent summaary reversal. * Because disposition ground, unnecessary consider contentions 'wife' voluntarily consent search, lacked probable cause

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