Prado Navarette v. California

572 U.S. 393 · Decided April 22, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Prado Navarette v. California was decided on April 22, 2014 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure, vehicles” in the Criminal Procedure area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Prado Navarette v. California

SCDB identifiers: case 2013-036, docket 2013-036-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Search and seizure, vehicles”

• Heien v. North Carolina
  574 U.S. 54Decided December 15, 20148–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Rodriguez v. United States
  575 U.S. 348Decided April 21, 20156–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Chadrin Lee Mullenix v. Beatrice Luna
  577 U.S. 7Decided November 9, 20158–1Per curiam
• United States v. Antoine Jones
  565 U.S. 400Decided January 23, 20129–0Antonin Scalia
• Willie Gene Davis v. United States
  564 U.S. 229Decided June 16, 20117–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Byrd v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1518Decided May 14, 20189–0Anthony M. Kennedy

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Fourth Amendment

• Wood v. Moss
  572 U.S. 744Decided May 27, 20149–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Fernandez v. California
  571 U.S. 292Decided February 25, 20146–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Riley v. California
  573 U.S. 373Decided June 25, 20149–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Stanton v. Sims
  571 U.S. 3Decided November 4, 20139–0Per curiam
• Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
  569 U.S. 435Decided June 3, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Grady v. North Carolina
  575 U.S. 306Decided March 30, 20159–0Per curiam

Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)

• Stanton v. Sims
  571 U.S. 3Decided November 4, 20139–0Per curiam
• Burt v. Titlow
  571 U.S. 12Decided November 5, 20139–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Kansas v. Cheever
  571 U.S. 87Decided December 11, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Burrage v. United States
  571 U.S. 204Decided January 27, 20149–0Antonin Scalia
• Kaley v. United States
  571 U.S. 320Decided February 25, 20146–3Elena Kagan
• Fernandez v. California
  571 U.S. 292Decided February 25, 20146–3Samuel A. Alito 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