Brown Vs Texas 1979 Case Study
Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979)Brief
Petitioner: Brown Respondent: Texas
FACTS
Two police officers, while cruising near noon in a patrol car, observed appellant and another man walking away from one another in an alley in an area with a high incidence of drug traffic. They stopped and asked appellant to identify himself and explain what he was doing.
One officer testified that he stopped appellant because the situation "looked suspicious, and we had never seen that subject in that area before."
The officers did not claim to suspect appellant of any specific misconduct, nor did they have any reason to believe that he was armed.
When appellant refused to identify himself, he was arrested for violation of a Texas
Petitioner: Brown Respondent: Texas
FACTS
Two police officers, while cruising near noon in a patrol car, observed appellant and another man walking away from one another in an alley in an area with a high incidence of drug traffic. They stopped and asked appellant to identify himself and explain what he was doing.
One officer testified that he stopped appellant because the situation "looked suspicious, and we had never seen that subject in that area before."
The officers did not claim to suspect appellant of any specific misconduct, nor did they have any reason to believe that he was armed.
When appellant refused to identify himself, he was arrested for violation of a Texas