James v. Illinois

James v. Illinois
Argued October 3, 1989
Decided January 10, 1990
Full case nameJames v. Illinois
Citations493 U.S. 307 (more)
110 S. Ct. 648; 107 L. Ed. 2d 676; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 335; 58 U.S.L.W. 4115
Case history
PriorCert. to the Supreme Court of Illinois
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens
ConcurrenceStevens
DissentKennedy, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

James v. Illinois, 493 U.S. 307 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court forbade the admission of evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment for the use of impeaching statements made by a defense witness.