Illinois v. Wardlow
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Illinois v. Wardlow is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held an individual's unprovoked flight in a high-crime area can contribute to reasonable suspicion justifying a stop under the Fourth Amendment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
United States constitutional law
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criminal procedure in the United States ⓘ |
| arguedDate | November 2, 1999 ⓘ |
| citation | 528 U.S. 119 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | January 12, 2000 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Justice John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | No. 98-1036 ⓘ |
| factPatternElement |
defendant fled upon seeing a caravan of police vehicles
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officers discovered a handgun during the stop ⓘ officers pursued and stopped the defendant ⓘ |
| fullName | Illinois v. Wardlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | high-crime area in Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| holding |
Presence in a high-crime area, combined with unprovoked flight, may create reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop
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Unprovoked flight upon noticing the police in a high-crime area can contribute to reasonable suspicion justifying a stop under the Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| impact | expanded circumstances under which police may conduct Terry stops based on flight in high-crime areas ⓘ |
| joinedDissent |
Justice David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Stephen G. Breyer in part ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Justice Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice John Paul Stevens in part ⓘ Justice Sandra Day O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
Fourth Amendment
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Terry stop ⓘ reasonable suspicion ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Illinois state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 119 ⓘ |
| petitioner | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent on federal and state courts regarding reasonable suspicion ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
California v. Hodari D.
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Florida v. Royer NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry v. Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Sam Wardlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Judgment of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed ⓘ |
| standardApplied | reasonable suspicion standard under Terry v. Ohio ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
police investigatory stops
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search and seizure ⓘ stop and frisk ⓘ |
| volume | 528 ⓘ |
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