United States Supreme Court MINNESOTA v. DICKERSON (1993) No XXXXXXXXXX Argued: March 3, 1993Decided: June 7, 1993 WHITE, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court with respect to Parts I and...

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Answer To: United States Supreme Court MINNESOTA v. DICKERSON (1993) No XXXXXXXXXX Argued: March 3,...

Bichitrananda answered on Nov 06 2021
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Minnesota v. Dickerson
508 U.S. 366
(1993)
The character of Action: (How did the case reach the United States Supreme Court?)
    
Due to the conflict be
tween the federal and the state court over the seizure of the contraband in the case, certiorari was granted to resolve the case. This development led to the case reaching the United States Supreme Court.
Facts: (What were the LEGALLY RELEVANT facts of this case?)
On November 9, 1989 Mr. Dickerson was just leaving the Building on Morgan Avenue North. The building had been subject to complaints of the sale of drug houses and the presence of crack houses. Two police officers, on duty, were patrolling the area and noticed Mr. Dickerson react in an evasive way after noticing them. The reaction of Mr. Dickerson seemed suspicious and the police stopped him for a pat search in the alley next to the building for concealed weapons but didn’t find any. They, however, found Mr. Dickerson in possession of one gram of cocaine in a small plastic bag.
Issues:(What were the constitutional issues raised by the Petitioner)
A. If the pat search conducted on Mr. Dickerson by the police was constitutional.
B. If the seizure of the contraband which was non-violent and violated the fourth amendment.
    
Decision: (How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on each of the legal issues?)
A.    In a 6-3 decision, there was dissenting opinion on the findings of the Minnesota state court and the trial court on if the officer thought that the item in the plastic was contraband when he used the sense of touch...
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