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· 3/27/1979

Delaware v. Prouse

Citations

  • 440 U.S. 648
  • 99 S. Ct. 1391
  • 59 L. Ed. 2d 660
  • 1979 U.S. LEXIS 80

About this case

Delaware v. Prouse

Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that police may not stop motorists without any reasonable suspicion to suspect crime or illegal activity to check their driver's license and auto registration.[1] [2]

References

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  1. Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648 (1979).
  2. Lively, DE; Weaver, RL (2006). Contemporary Supreme Court Cases: Landmark Decisions Since Roe V. Wade. US: Greenwood Publishing Group.

External links

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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Burger, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist, Stewart, White

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