Brown v. Texas
- Decided
- June 25, 1979
- Docket
- 77-6673
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that application of a Texas statute permitting detention and requiring identification violates the Fourth Amendment if officers lack reasonable suspicion for the detention — State v. Hicks (2001)
- concluding that nighttime activity per se is not sufficient to create reasonable suspicion of criminal activity — Klare v. State (2002)
- holding that a person could not be required to furnish identification if not reasonably suspected of any criminal conduct — Lawson v. Kolender (1981)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
This appeal presents the question whether appellant was validly convicted for refusing to comply with a policeman’s demand that he identify himself pursuant to a provision of the Texas Penal Code which makes it a crime to refuse such identification on request.
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Cite this
Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979)Read the full opinion
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