Supreme Court· 4/3/1989
United States v. Sokolow
Citations
- 490 U.S. 1
- 109 S. Ct. 1581
- 104 L. Ed. 2d 1
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1694
- 57 U.S.L.W. 4401
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- holding that factors which by themselves were \quite consistent with innocent travel\ collectively amounted to reasonable suspicion
- holding that factors which by them selves were “quite consistent with innocent travel” collectively amounted to reasonable suspicion
- holding that law enforcement agent could form a reasonable suspicion based on observation that defendant's conduct was consistent with a \drug courier profile\
- holding that law enforcement agent could form a reasonable suspicion based on observation that defendant’s conduct was consistent with a “drug courier profile”
- holding that factors that ordinarily constitute innocent behavior may provide a composite picture sufficient to raise reasonable suspicion
- holding that government need not make greater showing under reasonable suspicion standard where case involves drug courier profiling
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Judges: Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Marshall, Brennan
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