Florida v. Bostick

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1991-06-20

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*431 Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. 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.…

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