Legal Opinion
Illinois v. Lafayette
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1983No. 81-1859PublishedCited by 1,038 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question presented is whether, at the time an arrested person arrives at a police station, the police may, without obtaining a warrant, search a shoulder bag carried by that person.
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On September 1, 1980, at about 10 p. m., Officer Maurice Mietzner of the Kankakee City Police arrived at the Town Cinema in Kankakee, Ill., in response to a call about a disturbance. There he found respondent involved in an altercation with the theater manager. He arrested respondent for disturbing the peace, handcuffed him, and took him to the police station. Respondent carried a purse-type shoulder bag on…
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