whiteley warden argued january decided march sheriff acting tip made complaint magistrate charging petitioner another individual date place named unlawfully break enter described locked building warrant issued police radio bulletin named described two persons type car probably driving amount type money taken relying bulletin officer another county made warrantless arrest suspects car searched various incriminating items removed later used petitioner trial resulted conviction petitioner filed habeas corpus petition reiterating challenge made arraignment trial constitutionality use evidence seized search incident assertedly illegal arrest district denied petition appeals affirmed held petitioner arrest violated rights fourth fourteenth amendments evidence secured incident thereto excluded trial pp complaint mention sheriff acted informer tip consisted sheriff conclusion individuals named committed offense support independent judgment disinterested magistrate standards applicable factual basis arresting officer assessment less strict applicable magistrate assessment arresting officer information corroborate report suspects committed crime fact warrantless arrest based police radio bulletin supply element probable cause officer issued bulletin lacked pp since notwithstanding petitioner constitutional challenge stage respondent made attempt show magistrate information presented complaint may attempt remand writ must issue unless state appropriately arranges retry petitioner harlan delivered opinion douglas brennan stewart white marshall joined black filed dissenting opinion burger joined post blackmun filed dissenting statement post william knudsen argued cause petitioner briefs richard mullens jack speight assistant attorney general wyoming argued cause respondent brief james barrett attorney general justice harlan delivered opinion petitioner whiteley convicted district second judicial district state wyoming charges breaking entering habitual criminal arraignment trial whiteley challenged constitutionality use evidence seized search incident arrest claimed illegal trial overruled petitioner motion suppress appeal wyoming affirmed whiteley state proceeding commenced petition habeas corpus district district wyoming denied november whiteley wyoming supp appeal appeals tenth circuit affirmed whiteley meacham granted certiorari limiting writ issue constitutionality arrest ensuing search seizure reverse judgment tenth circuit reasons stated herein circumstances surrounding petitioner arrest incidental search seizure stated wyoming follows november certain business establishments saratoga broken including rustic bar shively hardware offenses investigated carbon county sheriff sheriff ogburn acting tip next day signed complaint charging defendant another breaking entering building identified rustic bar complaint made justice peace approximately warrant issued investigation sheriff put state item radio pick two suspects breaking entering defendant another message went network casper transmitted state received albany county sheriff office communicated laramie police department message giving names descriptions two persons advising type car probably driven amount money taken including certain old coins dates late night november laramie patrolman reliance information radio item arrested defendant companion time patrolman warrant defendant arrest search warrant officer together deputy sheriff come meantime searched car removed number items introduced evidence including tools old coins identified trial taken shively hardware ogburn solemnly swear day november county carbon state wyoming said harold whiteley jack daley defendants unlawfully break enter locked sealed building describing location ownership building app saratoga early subj jack daley wma med build med blonde blue tat left shoulder love leave harold whitley wma med build fair comp brown eyes tat right arm bird poss driving buick light green bottom dark top wyo lic unknown taken small change numerous old coins ranging pieces silver dollars dated warrant issues extradite special attention denver app ii decisions concerning fourth amendment requirements warrant either arrest search issue require judicial officer issuing warrant supplied sufficient information support independent judgment probable cause exists warrant spinelli ventresca aguilar texas rugendorf jones giordenello instant case far record stipulated parties reveals sole support arrest warrant issued sheriff ogburn request complaint reproduced complaint consists nothing complainant conclusion individuals named therein perpetrated offense described complaint actual basis sheriff ogburn conclusion informer tip fact well every operative fact omitted complaint cases cited document alone support independent judgment disinterested magistrate state however contends regardless sufficiency complaint support arrest warrant laramie police officer actually made arrest possessed sufficient factual information support finding probable cause arrest without warrant support proposition state argues reviewing employ less stringent standards reviewing police officer assessment probable cause prelude warrantless arrest employ reviewing magistrate assessment prelude issuing arrest search warrant proposition consistently rejected ventresca aguilar texas jones reason rejection fundamental obvious less stringent standards reviewing officer discretion effecting warrantless arrest search discourage resort procedures obtaining warrant thus standards applicable factual basis supporting officer assessment time challenged arrest search least stringent standards applied respect magistrate assessment see mccray illinois applying standards instant case information possessed laramie police officer time arrest search consisted data contained state bulletin reproduced supra knowledge obtained personal observation two men driving car matching car described radio bulletin knowledge possessed one arresting officers one people car jack daley app knowledge acquired personal observation individual car fitted description whiteley contained state bulletin knowledge acquired officer stopping whiteley given false name held initial impetus arrest informer tip information gathered arresting officers used sustain finding probable cause arrest adequately supported tip alone draper see spinelli additional information acquired arresting officers must sense corroborative informer tip arrestees committed felony draper process committing felony see opinions justice white concurring spinelli supra present case additional information tended establish either sheriff ogburn informant knew daley whiteley kind car drove record devoid information stage proceeding time burglary event arrest search support either reliability informant informant conclusion men connected crime spinelli supra mccray illinois supra aguilar texas supra state however offers one argument support legality arrest search laramie police relied radio bulletin making arrest sheriff ogburn unnamed informant clearly said probable cause believing passengers car men described bulletin acting bulletin reasonably assumed whoever authorized bulletin probable cause direct whiteley daley arrest prevent arresting officers acting assumption fellow officers call upon make arrest probable cause believing arrestees perpetrators crime argued unduly hamper law enforcement course question laramie police entitled act strength radio bulletin certainly police officers called upon aid officers executing arrest warrants entitled assume officers requesting aid offered magistrate information requisite support independent judicial assessment probable cause however contrary turns true otherwise illegal arrest insulated challenge decision instigating officer rely fellow officers make arrest sum complaint warrant issued clearly support finding probable cause issuing magistrate arresting officer possessed factual data tending corroborate informer tip daley whiteley committed crime therefore petitioner arrest violated constitutional rights fourth fourteenth amendments evidence secured incident thereto excluded trial mapp ohio iii remains question proper disposition case state urges us remand opportunity develop record might show issuing magistrate factual information additional presented sheriff ogburn complaint brief respondent yet state concedes record must every stage proceedings petitioner argued insufficiency warrant well lack probable cause time arrest brief respondent knowing basis petitioner constitutional claim state chose try proceedings record developed state courts see supra sole explanation state affairs state felt based precedent logic accept legal reasoning petitioner brief respondent circumstances case justification shown untenable pursuant authority make disposition case may circumstances reverse judgment tenth circuit remand directions writ issue unless state makes appropriate arrangements retry petitioner cf giordenello ordered footnotes prior commencing federal habeas corpus proceedings whiteley filed petition relief pursuant wyoming statutes appeal taken denial petition petition habeas corpus whiteley raised several issues previously advanced state petition relief direct appeal wyoming issues lower federal courts held failure appeal denial state petition constituted nonexhaustion state remedies petitioner sought raise exhaustion issue present petition certiorari noted text granted writ limited search seizure issue decided lower federal courts outset federal habeas corpus proceeding us parties entered following stipulation app hereby stipulated parties respective counsel pursuant agreement parties open february sides rely exclusively record trial original case state wyoming harold whiteley parts record appeal state wyoming hearing merits case district second version state item identical relevant respects except omits reference arrest warrant see app ker california held standards applicable federal state warrants fourth fourteenth amendments mapp ohio held exclusionary rule applicable state prosecutions see supra dissent seems imply record shows sheriff ogburn received description car contained radio bulletin someone also informed also saw car scene crime post record wholly fails support implication sheriff ogburn testified four separate occasions trial see said nothing sort one witness leonard russell marion testified given ogburn information car prior whiteley arrest marion never testified seeing car near scene crime indeed quite apparent reading marion testimony observations whiteley day robbery took place house importantly even dissent apparently concedes far record case reveals information sheriff ogburn communicated magistrate issuing warrant contained written complaint reproduced cases otherwise insufficient affidavit rehabilitated testimony concerning information possessed affiant sought warrant disclosed issuing magistrate see aguilar texas contrary rule course render warrant requirements fourth amendment meaningless since federal habeas corpus proceeding state technically party legal principles relied upon state throughout entire litigated process based premise law enforcement officer may make warrantless arrest requisite probable cause something less requisite probable cause must presented judicial officer prior issuance arrest search warrant brief respondent arresting whiteley daley officers searched car discovered car interior old coins taken one burglaries described radio bulletin addition found burglar tools trunk car course discoveries illegal search used validate judgment upon legality search depends arrest warrant issued noon november see app state bulletin broadcast day app apparent sheriff ogburn acquire additional corroborative data possibly supporting arrest securing warrant state makes halfhearted attempt argue introduction illegally seized evidence harmless error evidence course damning say least see supra evidence implicating whiteley accomplice testimony clear error said harmless applicable standards chapman california harrington california contrary implications dissenting opinion see post witness trial accomplice placed whiteley near scene crime night robbery justice black chief justice joins dissenting respect brethren agree judgment opinion constrained say believe decision gross wholly indefensible miscarriage justice reason may well classified one calculated make many good people believe actually enjoys frustrating justice unnecessarily turning professional criminals loose prey upon society impunity record shows night november several establishments including bar hardware store broken village saratoga wyoming old coins items taken hardware store people saw petitioner companion night near saratoga next morning sheriff lived rawlins county seat another village sparsely settled carbon county investigated burglaries addition viewing scene crimes sheriff received rather detailed description car including portion license plate number said used burglars sheriff also received tip persuaded petitioner companion jack daley probably guilty one burglaries upon strength tip coupled observation scene crimes description vehicle sheriff personally appeared justice peace rawlins secure warrant arrest petitioner companion securing warrant authorized sent statewide radio police alert describing men car calling upon officers arrest night november policemen laramie wyoming learned petitioner companion daley city located stopped car described alert finding occupied two men matching descriptions contained message one officers personally recognized jack daley response request identification harold whiteley gave police false name point two men arrested car searched old coins tools items later identified trial taken burglarized hardware store found trunk interior car trial seized items introduced evidence petitioner objection addition petitioner identified near scene crime night november jack daley petitioner companion told jury vivid detail whiteley jimmied open back door burglarized hardware store petitioner took stand presented alibi defense discredited several witnesses including jack daley petitioner convicted sentenced years burglary concurrently life imprisonment wyoming law several prior convictions charged proved convicted three felonies record shows year age already served six times penitentiary wyoming affirmed conviction september whiteley state holding laramie officers right duty arrest men vehicle reasonable ground believe men committed burglary fruits crime car citing among cases carroll see also chambers maroney think distortion fourth amendment meaning hold petitioner arrest seizure goods stolen unreasonable arrest unreasonable seizure deciding question always remembered fourth amendment expressly command evidence obtained infraction always excluded proof certainly probable cause arrest man store burglarized county sparsely settled one people knew one another petitioner whose previous life appear earned title professional stealing vocation seen around store car night burglary undoubtedly longtime county sheriff appears still sheriff bound know petitioner tip received persuasive performance official duty willing assume risk incident petitioner arrested surely said sheriff prestige standing bond civil suit communicates emergency message arrest men cars burglars policeman must stand supinely two people denounced burglars go along way course policemen enough information sheriff probable cause arrest petitioner disagreement majority concerning wisdom constitutional necessity little trial magistrate justice peace prior issuance search arrest warrant matter record see aguilar texas clark dissenting spinelli black dissenting even accepting decisions arguendo control disposition case involves apprehension criminals automobile moving away scene crime less hours commission sheriff belief whiteley daley guilty even suspicion majority seems label gave police officers proper grounds stop petitioner car inquire passengers terry ohio officers stopped car positively identified jack daley every reason believe whiteley lying attempting escape detection reported false name least point laramie police probable cause arrest petitioner daley probable cause arrest men also authority search car search justified either two theories even chimel california search automobile incident arrest occupants permissible case officers found fully loaded handgun glove compartment search also permissible movable vehicle exception usual requirement search warrant chambers maroney carroll consider travesty justice turn man jail give new trial six years convicted fay noia judgment justify trial passed issue validity petitioner arrest years ago later asked relief state procedures ground claim rejected sought relief federal habeas corpus district appeals rejected claim bringing number state federal judges consistently unanimously rejected petitioner claim reverses judgment conviction although petitioner course allege innocence said kaufman black dissenting fay noia remedy limited facts convictions remain final unless petitioner seeking habeas corpus alleges currently show innocent even suspicion hardened criminal innocent let stay confinement serve sentence justice blackmun agrees much said justice black also dissents opinion judgment population carbon county according census persons leonard russell marion testified trial seen whiteley home saratoga town population day robbery marion testified observed whiteley car portion license plate number gave information sheriff see majority fails recognize saratoga small country town strangers unlikely move unnoticed something obviously aroused marion suspicion else reported observation petitioner car sheriff daley testimony uncorroborated testified detail trip laramie saratoga crime committed stops medicine bow elk mountain ernest hornden testified trial daley whiteley dip bar medicine bow night november shortly burglary another witness leroy hansen testified whiteley elk mountain day burglary see search case took place november although disagreed spinelli always believed constitutional decisions fully retroactive application see linkletter walker black dissenting thus glad see majority apparently decided apply constitutional decisions retroactively even affect integrity process see greatly burden administration justice see desist