hill california argued january decided april two men driving petitioner hill car arrested narcotics possession search car disclosed property stolen robbery previous day men admitted taking part robbery implicated hill shared apartment one guns used robbery stolen property reported apartment investigating officer checked official records hill verifying association one informants description address make car police probable cause arrest hill without search arrest warrant went apartment found man matching hill description arrestee denied hill fact denied knowledge guns apartment police spotted gun ammunition plain view arrested man searched apartment seized guns stolen property evidentiary items two pages hill diary hill convicted robbery substantially basis items seized search trial judge ruled police acted good faith believing arrestee hill district appeal agreed officers acted good faith arrest valid thought search unreasonable california reversed sustaining arrest search hill argues chimel california narrowing permissible scope searches incident arrest decided affirmance conviction state courts applied case direct review held chimel supra inapplicable searches antedating decision regardless whether case direct collateral review involves state federal prisoners williams ante arrest search valid fourth amendment since police probable cause arrest hill reasonably believed arrestee hill accordingly entitled law allowed arrestee fact hill search incident arrest seize evidence crime probable cause believe hill committed pp since hill argument admission evidence pages diary violated fifth amendment rights raised properly pp white delivered opinion burger brennan stewart blackmun joined black concurred result harlan filed concurring dissenting opinion marshall joined post douglas took part consideration decision case joseph amato appointed reargued cause petitioner ronald george deputy attorney general california reargued cause respondent brief thomas lynch attorney general william james assistant attorney general keith monroe filed brief orange county criminal courts bar association et al amici curiae urging reversal duke dunbar attorney general pro se john moore deputy attorney general filed brief attorney general colorado et al amici curiae justice white delivered opinion june four armed men robbed residence studio city california june alfred baum richard bader arrested possession narcotics time arrest driving petitioner hill car search car produced property stolen studio city robbery day bader baum admitted taking part june robbery implicated hill bader told police sharing apartment hill sepulveda boulevard also stated guns used robbery stolen property apartment june baum bader told police hill involved june robbery one investigating officers checked official records hill verifying prior association bader age physical description address make car information officer uncovered corresponded general descriptions robbery victims statements made baum bader hill concedes information gave police probable cause arrest police undertook june four officers went sepulveda boulevard apartment verified address knocked one officers testified door opened person fit description exactly archie hill received cards baum bader answered door placed arrest robbery police neither arrest search warrant arresting man answered door asked whether hill guns stolen goods arrestee replied hill name miller hill apartment waiting hill also claimed knew nothing stolen property guns although police testified automatic pistol clip ammunition lying plain view coffee table living room arrest took place arrestee produced identification indicating fact miller police unimpressed proceeded search apartment living room bedroom kitchen area bath period one officer described couple hours course search police seized several items rent receipts personal correspondence bearing hill name dresser drawer bedroom starter pistol two switchblade knives camera case stolen studio city robbery two hoodmasks made white bedroom revolver living room sofa two pages petitioner hill diary bedroom dresser drawer october hill found guilty robbery basis evidence produced preliminary hearing trial eyewitnesses robbery unable identify hill substantial evidence guilt consisted items seized search apartment sustaining admissibility evidence trial judge ruled arresting officers acted belief miller fact hill district appeal agreed officers acted good faith arrest miller valid nonetheless thought incident search hill apartment unreasonable fourth amendment cal rptr california turn reversed sustaining arrest search cal granted certiorari affirm judgment california petitioner argues chimel california decided conviction affirmed california applied case us direct review chimel narrowed permissible scope searches incident arrest williams elkanich ante held chimel inapplicable searches occurring date decision case regardless whether case still direct review chimel decided see williams supra whether chimel challenge asserted subsequent collateral attack conviction see elkanich supra also stated light past decisions difference constitutional terms state federal prisoners insofar retroactive application cases new interpretation bill rights concerned ante search hill apartment permissible scope standards retrospectively invalidated decision ii based examination record find reason disturb either findings california courts police probable cause arrest hill arresting officers reasonable goodfaith belief arrestee miller fact hill conclusion hen police probable cause arrest one party reasonably mistake second party first party arrest second party valid arrest cal police unquestionably probable cause arrest hill also address verified description mailbox indicated address listed hill occupant apartment upon gaining entry apartment confronted one fit description hill received various sources person claimed miller hill aliases false identifications uncommon moreover lock door miller explanation mode entry convincing also denied knowledge firearms apartment although pistol loaded ammunition clip plain view room upshot officers good faith believed miller hill arrested quite wrong turned subjective belief justify either arrest subsequent search sufficient probability certainty touchstone reasonableness fourth amendment record us officers mistake understandable arrest reasonable response situation facing time agree petitioner however valid arrest miller subsequent search violated fourth amendment true miller hill miller authority control premises although least hill guest question evidence admissible hill miller matter police probable cause arrest miller arrested hill apartment carried search issue probable cause arrest hill police arrested miller hill apartment reasonably believing hill circumstances police entitled law allowed miller fact hill search incident arrest seize evidence crime police probable cause believe hill committed judged accordance factual practical considerations everyday life reasonable prudent men legal technicians act brinegar arrest subsequent search reasonable valid fourth amendment iii finally brief petitioner argues admission evidence two pages diary pages contained amounted confession robbery violated fifth amendment boyd counsel hill conceded oral argument fifth amendment issue raised trial issue raised briefed argued california appellate courts petition certiorari likewise ignored posture case question although briefed argued properly us cardinale louisiana certiorari granted consider constitutionality louisiana statute oral argument developed federal question never raised preserved passed upon state courts relying long line cases dismissed writ want jurisdiction addition stated sound policy reasons adhering rule context case indicated desirability allowing state courts pass first constitutionality state statutes light federal constitutional challenge assures adequate record first opportunity provide definitive interpretation statutes also indicated federal habeas corpus remedy might remain state procedure raising issue available following dismissal writ considerations less applicable case therefore reach fifth amendment question affirm judgment california ordered justice douglas took part consideration decision case footnotes see supra trial judge stated fully reviewed evidence determined officer good faith believed defendant person arrested defendant case believed officer good faith hill whether document consisting two pages private diary hill admitted depends whether time arrest search premises officer acted good faith justice ford stated doctrine probable cause assures balance rights individual government respect matter arrest constitutional protection unreasonable searches particularly person home less complete plenary search justified incident arrest person mistakenly believed officer immediate charge premises case one right privacy must reasonably yield right search cal california relied people kitchens cal people miller cal app cal rptr people campos cal app cal rptr see also people lopez cal app cal rptr dictum preliminary hearing trial disparities description established miller two inches taller pounds heavier hill denying motion suppress trial judge took judicial notice fact apprehended arrested many times attempt avoid arrest giving false identification petitioner points officers idea miller gained access hill apartment asserts improper assume lawfully undisputed miller occupant apartment one officers testified lock door asked miller gotten apartment miller made specific reply except reiterate come waiting hill tenant petitioner also claims unreasonable officers disregard miller proffered identification however miller answer question firearms reasonably regarded evasive subsequent production identification therefore entitled little weight petitioner stresses miller subsequently booked name taken station house arguing demonstrates officers belief miller hill unreasonable however trial judge found arresting officer responsible booking procedures miller booked whatever name gave station house conclusion buttressed fact miller released custody day half thorough check identification revealed fact told truth identity despite evasiveness dealing officers apartment tr oral rearg justice harlan justice marshall joins concurring part dissenting part agree opinion except conclusion chimel case applied one two terms ago chimel california held search without warrant incident lawful arrest must narrowly confined scope pass constitutional muster circumstances said ample justification search arrestee person area within immediate control construing phrase mean area within might gain possession weapon destructible evidence comparable justification however routinely searching room arrest occurs matter searching desk drawers closed concealed areas room searches absence exceptions may made authority search warrant adherence judicial processes mandated fourth amendment requires less omitted believe case reveals obvious violation chimel consider duty bound apply principles enunciated cases like one us direct review see separate opinion mackey companion cases ante decided today compelled cast vote reversal judgment california