Torres v. Puerto Rico
| Torres v. Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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.