Maryland v. Buie
1990 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325 (1990), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States handed down in 1990. In the case, the Court held that the Fourth Amendment permits a properly limited protective sweep in conjunction with an in-home arrest when the searching officer possesses a reasonable belief based on specific and articulable facts that the area to be swept harbors an individual posing a danger to those on the arrest scene.
Quick Facts Maryland v. Buie, Argued December 4, 1989 Decided February 28, 1990 ...
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Argued December 4, 1989 Decided February 28, 1990 | |
Full case name | Maryland v. Buie |
Citations | 494 U.S. 325 (more) 110 S. Ct. 1093; 108 L. Ed. 2d 276 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Holding | |
The Fourth Amendment permits a properly limited protective sweep in conjunction with an in-home arrest when the searching officer possesses a reasonable belief based on specific and articulable facts that the area to be swept harbors an individual posing a danger to those on the arrest scene. Court of Appeals of Maryland vacated and remanded. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Concurrence | Stevens |
Concurrence | Kennedy |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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