United States v. Sharpe

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1985-03-20

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Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to decide whether an individual reasonably suspected of engaging in criminal activity may be *677 detained for a period of 20 minutes, when the detention is necessary for law enforcement officers to conduct a limited investigation of the suspected criminal activity. <p id…

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