Mitchell v. Wisconsin

139 S. Ct. 2525 · Decided June 27, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Mitchell v. Wisconsin was decided on June 27, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion announcing the judgment 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 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-6210

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Mitchell v. Wisconsin

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-067, docket 2018-067-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Search and seizure (general)”

• Carpenter v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 2206Decided June 22, 20185–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Dahda v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1491Decided May 14, 20188–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Torres v. Madrid
  141 S. Ct. 989Decided March 25, 20215–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Caniglia v. Strom
  141 S. Ct. 1596Decided May 17, 20219–0Clarence Thomas
• Lange v. California
  141 S. Ct. 2011Decided June 23, 20219–0Elena Kagan
• Hernandez v. Mesa
  137 S. Ct. 2003Decided June 26, 20175–3Per curiam

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Fourth Amendment

• Escondido v. Emmons
  139 S. Ct. 500Decided January 7, 20199–0Per curiam
• Hernandez v. Mesa
  140 S. Ct. 735Decided February 25, 20205–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Kansas v. Glover
  140 S. Ct. 1183Decided April 6, 20208–1Clarence Thomas
• Collins v. Virginia
  138 S. Ct. 1663Decided May 29, 20188–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Byrd v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1518Decided May 14, 20189–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Thompson v. Clark
  142 S. Ct. 1332Decided April 4, 20226–3Brett M. Kavanaugh

Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)

• United States v. Stitt
  139 S. Ct. 399Decided December 10, 20189–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Shoop v. Hill
  139 S. Ct. 504Decided January 7, 20199–0Per curiam
• Stokeling v. United States
  139 S. Ct. 544Decided January 15, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
• Moore v. Texas
  139 S. Ct. 666Decided February 19, 20196–3Per curiam
• Madison v. Alabama
  139 S. Ct. 718Decided February 27, 20195–3Elena Kagan
• Garza v. Idaho
  139 S. Ct. 738Decided February 27, 20196–3Sonia Sotomayor

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