Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Brooks v. United States

444 U.S. 878

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-10-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • nervousness deemed consistent with behavior among innocent airport travelers and is entitled to no weight
  • name, description, and flight on which individual arrived corroborated, tip also stated drugs would be delivered to known dealer--held sufficient to justify investigative stop

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Brooks v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.