NCJ Number
185833
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 69 Issue: 11 Dated: November 2000 Pages: 28-32
Date Published
November 2000
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on three Fourth Amendment cases relating to criminal procedure and a Fifth Amendment case involving the constitutionality of the Miranda rule during the 1999-2000 term; these cases are important to police officers and police agencies.
Abstract
The Court held in Bond v. United States that a police officer’s physical manipulation of a bus passenger’s carry-on luggage was a search and therefore governed by the Fourth Amendment. The Court held in Illinois v. Wardlow that a police officer’s initial stop of a suspect was supported by reasonable suspicion because the suspect was both present in an area of expected criminal activity and fled upon seeing the police. The Court held in Florida v. J.L. that an anonymous tip that a person is carrying a gun does not justify a police officer’s stop and frisk of that person in the absence of more information. The Court held in Dickerson v. United States that the decision of Miranda v. Arizona is a constitutional decision of the Court that an Act of Congress cannot overrule. The Court also reaffirmed in this decision that Miranda governs the admissibility of statements made during custodial interrogation in both State and Federal courts. Photographs and reference notes