Maryland v. Buie
| Maryland v. Buie | |
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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. | |
| Court membership | |
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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 | |
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.