Supreme Court of the United States

Maryland v. Garrison

February 24, 1987480 U.S. 79

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the search warrant was valid despite the police’s mistaken belief that only one apartment occupied the third floor, and that the officers’ execution of the warrant did not violate the Fourth Amendment because the mistake was objectively reasonable. The Court reversed the Maryland Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.