Legal Opinion
Florida v. Bostick
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1991No. 89-1717PublishedCited by 3,743 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
We have held that the Fourth Amendment permits police officers to approach individuals at random in airport lobbies and other public places to ask them questions and to request consent to search their luggage, so long as a reasonable person would understand that he or she could refuse to cooperate. This case requires us to determine whether the same rule applies to police encounters that take place on a bus.
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Drug interdiction efforts have led to the use of police surveillance at airports, train stations, and bus depots. Law enforcement officers stationed at such locations routinely approach…
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