Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Florida v. Bostick: 501 U.S. 429 (1991) random bus searches routinely conducted pursuant to passenger's consent Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. 501 U.S. 560 (1991) First Amendment and the restriction of nude dancing Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. 501 U.S. 663 (1991) First Amendment, freedom of the press: Payne v. Tennessee: 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
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
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:
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.
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]
Desmond D. Bostick, 25, of Federal Way, Washington, pleaded guilty on April 11 to assault with intent to commit a felony in relation to the incident, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western ...