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Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case that overturned a per se rule imposed by the Florida Supreme Court that held consensual searches of passengers on buses were always unreasonable. The Court ruled that the fact that the search takes place on a bus is one factor in determining whether a suspect feels ...
The following are excerpts from Supreme Court opinions by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday at age 93: From Florida v. Bostick in 1991, involving police searches on buses:
Case name Citation Date decided Connecticut v. Doehr: 501 U.S. 1: 1991: Chambers v. NASCO, Inc. 501 U.S. 32: 1991: Johnson v. Home State Bank: 501 U.S. 78
Illinois v. Rodriguez (1990) - search valid if police reasonably believe consent given by owner; Florida v. Bostick (1991) - not "free to leave" but "free to decline" on bus; Florida v. Jimeno (1991) - can request officer to limit scope of search; Ohio v. Robinette (1996) - do not have to inform motorist is free to go; United States v.
501 U.S. 157 (1991) holding that individual debtors may file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code: McNeil v. Wisconsin: 501 U.S. 171 (1991) differences between the rights secured by the Fifth Amendment and the Sixth Amendment: Florida v. Bostick: 501 U.S. 429 (1991) random bus searches routinely conducted pursuant to passenger ...
Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 (1990) — anonymous tips with no indication of reliability of tip (also: Prado Navarette v. California) Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990) — sobriety checkpoints; Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) — "as long as police do not convey a message, etc" Minnesota v.
In Florida v. Bostick (1991), the Court ruled that as long as the police do not convey a message that compliance with their requests is required, the police contact is a "citizen encounter" that falls outside the protections of the Fourth Amendment. [81]
United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. United States Naval Institute v. Charter Communications, Inc. United States v. Harris (1991) United States v. Hatch; United States v. Morris (1991) United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc. United States v. Schoon