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They found an arrest warrant. They searched him and found drugs. The lower court suppressed the drugs. Utah wants the Court to admit the evidence."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 14-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 14-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 44-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 44-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 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It determines whether police can use unlawful stops to find warrants. It affects how courts handle evidence from flawed police conduct."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 14-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 14-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 44-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 44-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 22-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 22-48"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 20-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 20-40"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 6-10","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 6-10"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 44-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 44-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 50-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 50-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 46-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 46-50"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 28-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 28-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 4-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 4-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 50-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 50-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 36-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 36-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 22-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 22-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 48-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 48-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 8-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 8-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 28-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 28-38"}]}],"slug":"2015-14-1373-utah-v-strieff","term":"2015","title":"Does an unlawful stop taint evidence found after a valid arrest?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 14-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 14-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 44-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 44-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 22-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2015/14-1373_mlho.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 22-48"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}