virginia moore argued january decided april rather issuing summons required virginia law police arrested respondent moore misdemeanor driving suspended license search incident arrest yielded crack cocaine moore tried drug charges trial declined suppress evidence fourth amendment grounds moore convicted ultimately virginia reversed reasoning search violated fourth amendment arresting officers issued citation state law fourth amendment permit search incident citation held police violate fourth amendment made arrest based probable cause prohibited state law performed search incident arrest pp founding era statutes common law support moore view fourth amendment intended incorporate statutes case claimant point answer existed generally adhered traditions society ever since atwater lago vista pp history provides conclusive answer analyzed search seizure light traditional reasonableness standards assessing one hand degree intrudes upon individual privacy degree needed promotion legitimate governmental interests wyoming houghton applying methodology held officer probable cause believe person committed even minor crime arrest constitutionally reasonable atwater supra decisions counsel changing calculus state chooses protect privacy beyond level required fourth amendment see whren di distinguished pp adheres approach arrest based probable cause serves interests justify seizure arrest ensures suspect appears answer charges continue crime safeguards evidence enables officers conduct investigation state choice restrictive policy render less restrictive ones unreasonable hence unconstitutional free require officers engage nuanced determinations need arrest matter law fourth amendment reflect administrable rules incorporating state arrest rules constitution make fourth amendment protections complex underlying state law variable place place time time pp rejects moore argument even constitution allowed arrest allow arresting officers search officers may perform searches incident constitutionally permissible arrests order ensure safety safeguard evidence robinson officers issuing citations face danger thus authority search knowles iowa officers arrested moore therefore faced risks adequate basis treating custodial arrests alike purposes search justification robinson supra pp reversed remanded scalia delivered opinion roberts stevens kennedy souter thomas breyer alito joined ginsburg filed opinion concurring judgment virginia petitioner david lee moore writ certiorari virginia april justice scalia delivered opinion consider whether police officer violates fourth amendment making arrest based probable cause prohibited state law february two city portsmouth police officers stopped car driven david lee moore heard police radio person known chubs driving suspended license one officers knew moore nickname officers determined moore license fact suspended arrested misdemeanor driving suspended license punishable virginia law year jail fine code ann lexis officers subsequently searched moore found carrying grams crack cocaine see app state law officers issued moore summons instead arresting driving suspended license like misdemeanors arrestable offense except fail refuse discontinue violation officer reasonably believes likely disregard summons likely harm others code ann lexis intermediate appellate found none circumstances applicable virginia appeal determination see virginia also permits arrest driving suspended license jurisdictions prior general approval granted order general district code ann virginia never claimed approval effect county moore arrested moore charged possessing cocaine intent distribute violation virginia law filed pretrial motion suppress evidence arrest search virginia law general matter require suppression evidence obtained violation state law see va annunziata dissenting moore argued however suppression required fourth amendment trial denied motion bench trial found moore guilty drug charge sentenced prison term one year six months sentence suspended conviction reversed panel virginia intermediate fourth amendment grounds reinstated intermediate sitting en banc app finally reversed virginia reasoned since arresting officers issued moore citation state law fourth amendment permit search incident citation arrest search violated fourth amendment ibid granted certiorari ii fourth amendment protects unreasonable searches seizures among things person determining whether search seizure unreasonable begin history look statutes common law founding era determine norms fourth amendment meant preserve see wyoming houghton wilson arkansas aware historical indication ratified fourth amendment understood redundant guarantee whatever limits search seizure legislatures might immediate object fourth amendment prohibit general warrants writs assistance english judges employed colonists boyd payton new york suggests anything citizens skeptical using rules search seizure set government actors index reasonableness joseph story among others saw fourth amendment little affirmance great constitutional doctrine common law commentaries constitution story defined opposition statutes see codification common law miscellaneous writings joseph story story ed early case commentary knowledge suggested amendment intended incorporate subsequently enacted statutes none early fourth amendment cases scholars identified sought base constitutional claim violation state federal statute concerning arrest see davies recovering original fourth amendment rev see also taylor two studies constitutional interpretation course claim available state officers since fourth amendment restriction upon federal power see barron ex rel tiernan mayor baltimore pet early congresses tied arrest authority federal officers state laws arrest see di watson moreover even though several state constitutions also prohibited unreasonable searches seizures citizens claimed officers violated state restrictions arrest claim violations also ran afoul state apparent absence litigation particularly striking light fact searches incident warrantless arrests say arrests officer insulated private suit one commentator put taken granted founding taylor supra warrantless arrests amar fourth amendment first principles harv rev number possible explanations constitutional claims raised davies example argues actions taken violation state law qualify state action subject fourth amendment constraints may moore adduces neither case law commentaries support view fourth amendment intended incorporate statutes case claimant point clear answer existed generally adhered traditions society ever since atwater lago vista alteration original iii history provided conclusive answer analyzed search seizure light traditional standards reasonableness assessing one hand degree intrudes upon individual privacy degree needed promotion legitimate governmental interests houghton see also atwater methodology provides support moore fourth amendment claim long line cases said officer probable cause believe person committed even minor crime presence balancing private public interests doubt arrest constitutionally reasonable see also devenpeck alford gerstein pugh brinegar decisions counsel changing calculus state chooses protect privacy beyond level fourth amendment requires treated additional protections exclusively matters state law cooper california reversed state held search seized vehicle violation fourth amendment state law explicitly authorize search concluded whether state law authorized search irrelevant said remained free impose higher standards searches seizures required federal constitution regardless state rules police search lawfully seized vehicle matter federal constitutional law california greenwood held search individual garbage forbidden california constitution forbidden fourth amendment hether search reasonable within meaning fourth amendment said never depend ed law particular state search occurs ndividual may surely construe constitutions imposing stringent constraints police conduct federal constitution state law alter content fourth amendment applied principle seizure context whren held police officers acted reasonably stopping car even though action violated regulations limiting authority plainclothes officers unmarked vehicles thought obvious fourth amendment meaning change local law enforcement practices even practices set rule practices vary place place time time fourth amendment protections variable made turn upon trivialities decisions earlier excluded evidence obtained violation state law decisions rested supervisory power federal courts rather constitution di federal state officers collaborated investigation led arrest federal crime government argued legality arrest federal offense matter federal law concluded however since congress provided arrests warrants must made accordance state law legality arrests without warrants also judged according standards plainly rule derived constitution however repeatedly invited congress change statute saying state law governs validity warrantless arrest absence applicable federal statute di rule applies except cases congress enacted federal rule later decisions expand rule di johnson relied di suppress evidence obtained circumstances identical relevant respects case see michigan defillippo upheld warrantless arrest case compliance state law issue opinion said hether officer authorized make arrest ordinarily depends first instance state law also said warrantless arrest satisfies constitution long officer probable cause believe suspect committed committing crime need pick choose among dicta neither di cases following held violations state arrest law also violations fourth amendment recent decisions discussed indicated go fourth amendment minimum constitution protections concerning search seizure remain convinced approach prior cases correct arrest based probable cause serves interests long seen sufficient justify seizure whren supra atwater supra arrest ensures suspect appears answer charges continue crime safeguards evidence enables officers conduct investigation see lafave arrest decision take suspect custody moore argues state interest arrest policy arresting certain crimes arrest still ensure suspect appearance trial prevent continuing offense enable officers investigate incident thoroughly state arrest restrictions accurately characterized showing state values interests forgoing arrests highly interests making see dept justice national institute justice whitcomb lewin levine issues practices citation release mar describing cost savings principal benefit ordinances showing state places higher premium privacy fourth amendment requires state free prefer one policy among range constitutionally permissible options choice restrictive option render less restrictive ones unreasonable hence unconstitutional concluded otherwise often frustrate rather state policy virginia chooses protect individual privacy dignity fourth amendment requires also chooses attach violations arrest rules potent remedies federal courts applied fourth amendment violations virginia example ordinarily exclude criminal trials evidence obtained violation statutes see va annunziata dissenting citing janis commonwealth app moore allow virginia accord enhanced protection arrest pain accompanying protection federal remedies fourth amendment violations often include exclusionary rule unwilling lose control remedy abandon restrictions arrest altogether odd consequence provision designed protect searches seizures even thought state law changed nature commonwealth interests purposes fourth amendment adhere standard determining reasonable fourth amendment given great weight essential interest readily administrable rules atwater atwater acknowledged nuanced judgments need warrantless arrest desirable nonetheless declined limit felonies disturbances peace fourth amendment rule allowing arrest based probable cause believe law broken presence arresting officer rule extends even minor misdemeanors concluded need constitutional standard constitutionality arrest minor offenses turned part inquiries risk flight danger repetition officers might deterred making legitimate arrests found little justify cost epidemic unnecessary arrests hence dearth horribles demanding redress incorporating arrest limitations constitution produce constitutional regime less vague unpredictable one rejected atwater constitutional standard easy apply underlying state law state law complicated indeed virginia statute case example calls law enforcement officers weigh sort factors atwater said deter legitimate arrests made part constitutional inquiry authorize arrest misdemeanor suspect fails refuses discontinue unlawful act officer believes suspect likely disregard summons code ann atwater specifically noted extremely poor judgment displayed arresting local resident almost certainly discontinued offense place hide incentive flee nonetheless declined make considerations part constitutional calculus atwater differs case one significant respect considered rejected federal constitutional remedies arrests moore seeks subset arrests least gained state already acted constrain officers discretion prevent abuse confront fewer horribles atwater less need redress finally linking fourth amendment protections state law cause vary place place time time whren even place time fourth amendment protections might vary federal officers subject statutory constraints state officers elkins noted practical difficulties posed doctrine imposed stringent limitations federal officers state police acting independent strange construe constitutional provision apply adopted restrict state officers federal officers solely passed laws prerogative independent sovereigns conclude warrantless arrests crimes committed presence arresting officer reasonable constitution free regulate arrests however desire state restrictions alter fourth amendment protections iv moore argues even constitution allowed arrest allow arresting officers search recognized however officers may perform searches incident constitutionally permissible arrests order ensure safety safeguard evidence robinson described rule covering lawful arrest constitutional law reference point say equated lawful arrest arrest based probable cause custodial arrest suspect based probable cause reasonable intrusion fourth amendment intrusion lawful search incident arrest requires additional justification ibid emphasis added moore correctly notes several important decisions defined lawfulness arrest terms compliance state law see brief respondent citing people chiagles people defore surprising used lawful shorthand compliance state law constitutional decision robinson used lawful shorthand compliance constitutional constraints interests justifying search present whenever officer makes arrest search enables officers safeguard evidence critically ensure safety extended exposure follows taking suspect custody transporting police station robinson supra officers issuing citations face danger therefore held knowles iowa authority search agree virginia knowles controls state officers arrested moore therefore faced risks adequate basis treating custodial arrests alike purposes search justification robinson supra virginia may concluded knowles required exclusion evidence seized moore state law officers arrested moore issued citation instead argument might force constitution forbade moore arrest sometimes excluded evidence obtained unconstitutional methods order deter constitutional violations see wong sun arrest rules officers violated state law alone concluded province fourth amendment enforce state law amendment require exclusion evidence obtained constitutionally permissible arrest reaffirm novel challenge signaled half century officers probable cause believe person committed crime presence fourth amendment permits make arrest search suspect order safeguard evidence ensure safety judgment virginia reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered virginia petitioner david lee moore writ certiorari virginia april justice ginsburg concurring judgment find historical record support moore position ante decision di requiring suppression evidence gained search incident unlawful arrest seems pinned fourth amendment supervisory power ante aware long line cases holding regardless state law probable cause renders every warrantless arrest crimes committed presence arresting officer constitutionally reasonable ante agree conclusion reasoning however extent line decision atwater lago vista virginia made driving suspended license arrestable offense commonwealth chose moore asks us credit virginia law police officer arrest authority part emphasizes virginia classification driving suspended license nonarrestable misdemeanor moore us ignore however limited consequences virginia attaches police officer failure follow commonwealth instruction infraction officer may disciplined person arrested may bring tort suit officer virginia law demand suppression evidence seized officer arrests issued summons fourth amendment today decision holds put choice regard state may accord protection arrest beyond fourth amendment requires yet restrict remedies available police deny persons apprehend extra protection state law orders see ante agree arrest search moore challenges violated virginia law violate fourth amendment join judgment footnotes arresting officers perform search incident arrest immediately upon taking moore custody mistakenly believed done app see also realized mistake arriving moore moore hotel room obtained consent search searched person ibid moore contend delay violated fourth amendment atwater lago vista rejected view justice ginsburg advances legality arrests misdemeanors involving breach peace depended statutory authorization post opinion concurring judgment atwater cited sources justice ginsburg relies limited view arrest authority also identified quoted numerous treatises described authority arrest minor misdemeanors without limitation cases statute authorized arrest see atwater noted many statutes authorized arrest misdemeanors breaches peace concluded view arrest authority extending beyond breaches peace also reflected common law particularly since atwater considered materials justice ginsburg relies see reason revisit case conclusion early cases davies collects see lone decision treat statutes relevant fourth amendment contours simply applied principle statutes enacted years immediately amendment adopted shed light citizens time amendment enactment saw reasonable boyd massachusetts example state constitutional provision paralleling fourth amendment litigants earliest cases identified claiming violations arrest statutes commonwealth argue arrests violated commonwealth constitution see brock stimson mass phillips fadden mass see also tubbs tukey mass asserting violation state common law concerning arrest asserting violation state constitution footnotes common law prevailing end century appears arrests minor misdemeanors typically involving breach peace depended statutory authorization see wilgus arrest without warrant rev neither officer citizen without statutory authority may arrest defendant misdemeanor breach peace emphasis added halsbury laws england see also atwater lago vista noting decisions upholding statutes extending warrantless arrest authority misdemeanors breaches peace committed police officer presence wilgus supra warrantless misdemeanor arrests made authority statute must conform strictly provisions otherwise valid one arresting becomes trespasser noting colonial hostility general warrants writs assistance observes citizens skeptical using rules search seizure set government actors index reasonableness ante practices resisted citizenry however served invade people privacy shield attributes di suppression ruling supervisory power rule derived constitution ante justice jackson author di however mention supervisory power placed decision fourth amendment context see ended reminder constitution places obstacles way permeating police surveillance di opinion recognize somewhat difficult parse allied di fourth amendment instruction announced rule derived constitution state officer makes warrantless arrest federal crime federal arrest law governs legality arrest absent federal statute point law state arrest without warrant takes place determines validity demonstrative long line lists atwater devenpeck alford brinegar gerstein pugh ante cases unlike moore case state law authorized arrests warrantless misdemeanor arrest atwater authorized tex transp code ann west see warrantless misdemeanor arrest devenpeck authorized rev code ann michie brinegar whether warrantless arrest misdemeanor felony authorized state law see okla tit gerstein involved challenge state preliminary hearing procedures validity particular arrest see record indicate whether respondents offenses committed officer presence whether arrests made warrant see indicate crimes involved serious felonies see state law authorized arrest without warrant felony committed officer reasonably believes apprehended person committed stat ann west