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Florida v. Royer - Significance, Impact

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Petitioner

State of Florida

Respondent

Mark Royer

Petitioner's Claim

Dade County detectives did not violate Royer's Fourth Amendment rights when they detained him in an airport and opened his luggage to find illegal drugs.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner

Calvin L. Fox

Chief Lawyer for Respondent

Theodore Klein

Justices for the Court

William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting

Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist

Place

Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision

23 March 1983

Decision

The detectives violated Royer's Fourth Amendment rights by exceeding the legal limits of the encounter.

Related Cases

  • Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968).
  • United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544 (1980).
  • Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991).
  • Ohio v. Robinette, 519 U.S. 33 (1996).

Further Readings

  • Choi, Jin S., and Ernest Kim. "The Constitutional Status of Photo Stops: The Implications of Terry and Its Progeny." Asian Pacific American Law Journal, fall 1994.
  • Owens, John B., "Judge Baer and the Politics of the Fourth Amendment: An Alternative to Bad Man Jurisprudence." Stanford Law & Policy Review, winter 1997.

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Florida v. Royer - Significance

The Royer decision approved of a police stop but disapproved of the detention that followed, reinforcing the concept that there are limits to the things that police officers can do when they stop a person based on a level of belief that does not rise to the level of probable cause. Mark Royer was in the Miami International Airport on 3 January 1978, preparing to take a flight to New York City. To …

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over 3 years ago

The US is now in a police state such as Germany under Hitler. Police dogs, taser guns, illegial stops, it's just a business now to throw as many people in jail as they can and let the stupid judge decide if he wants to send an innocent person to prison. Let's bring back the swatiza and salute the almighty police.