Hernandez v. Mesa

137 S. Ct. 2003 · Decided June 26, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Hernandez v. Mesa was decided on June 26, 2017 by a vote of 5–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Hernandez v. Mesa

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-043, docket 2016-043-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Search and seizure (general)”

• Manuel v. City of Joliet
  137 S. Ct. 911Decided March 21, 20176–2Elena Kagan
• White v. Pauly
  137 S. Ct. 548Decided January 9, 20178–0Per curiam
• Dahda v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1491Decided May 14, 20188–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Carpenter v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 2206Decided June 22, 20185–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Birchfield v. North Dakota
  579 U.S. 438Decided June 23, 20167–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Utah v. Strieff
  579 U.S. 232Decided June 20, 20165–3Clarence Thomas

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Fourth Amendment

• Byrd v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1518Decided May 14, 20189–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Collins v. Virginia
  138 S. Ct. 1663Decided May 29, 20188–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Escondido v. Emmons
  139 S. Ct. 500Decided January 7, 20199–0Per curiam
• Chadrin Lee Mullenix v. Beatrice Luna
  577 U.S. 7Decided November 9, 20158–1Per curiam
• Rodriguez v. United States
  575 U.S. 348Decided April 21, 20156–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Heien v. North Carolina
  574 U.S. 54Decided December 15, 20148–1John G. Roberts Jr.

Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)

• Bosse v. Oklahoma
  137 S. Ct. 1Decided October 11, 20168–0Per curiam
• Bravo-Fernandez v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 352Decided November 29, 20168–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Salman v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 420Decided December 6, 20168–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Shaw v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 462Decided December 12, 20168–0Stephen G. Breyer
• White v. Pauly
  137 S. Ct. 548Decided January 9, 20178–0Per curiam
• Buck v. Davis
  137 S. Ct. 759Decided February 22, 20176–2John G. Roberts Jr.

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error