Torres v. Puerto Rico
1979 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torres v. Puerto Rico, 442 U.S. 465 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure applies to Puerto Rico.[1]
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Quick Facts Torres v. Puerto Rico, Argued January 10, 1979 Decided June 18, 1979 ...
Torres v. Puerto Rico | |
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Argued January 10, 1979 Decided June 18, 1979 | |
Full case name | Torres v. Puerto Rico |
Citations | 442 U.S. 465 (more) 99 S. Ct. 2425; 61 L. Ed. 2d 1; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 111 |
Case history | |
Subsequent | None |
Holding | |
The Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure applies to Puerto Rico. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by White, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Concurrence | Brennan (in judgment), joined by Stewart, Marshall, Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
Fourth Amendment; Pub. Law 22, P. R. Laws Ann., Tit. 25, § 1051 et seq. (Supp. 1977) |
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