Florida v. Rodriguez
| Florida v. Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Decided November 13, 1984 | |
| Full case name | Damasco Vincente Rodriguez v. Florida |
| Citations | 469 U.S. 1 (more) 105 S. Ct. 308; 83 L. Ed. 2d 165; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 159; 53 U.S.L.W. 3359 |
| Holding | |
| Because of the public interest in suppressing illegal drug transactions and other serious crimes, a temporary detention for questioning in the case of an airport search, even though constituting a "seizure" for Fourth Amendment purposes, may be justified without a showing of "probable cause" if there is "articulable suspicion" that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Per curiam | |
| Dissent | Marshall |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend IV | |
Florida v. Rodriguez, 469 U.S. 1 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the Fourth Amendment rights of protection from search and seizure. The case involved defendant Damasco Vincente Rodriguez against the State of Florida. After the Florida State Court and the District Court of Appeal of Florida both judged in favor of the defendant, the State of Florida appealed for a writ of Certiorari. The Supreme Court sided with the State of Florida, overturning the decision of the Florida state courts.