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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