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Illinois v. Gates

Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983)

462 U.S. 213 | 1983-06-08

U.S. Supreme Court

Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983)

Illinois v. Gates
No. 81-430

Argued October 13, 1982

Reargued March 1, 1983

Decided June 8, 1983

462 U.S. 213

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS

Syllabus

On May 3, 1978, the Police Department of Bloomingdale, Ill., received an anonymous letter which included statements that respondents, husband and wife, were engaged in selling drugs; that the wife would drive their car to Florida on May 3 to be loaded with drugs, and the husband would fly down in a few days to drive the car back; that the car's trunk would be loaded with drugs; and that respondents presently had over $100,000...