Abstract
The Wardlow decision departs from long established Fourth Amendment jurisprudence by in effect allowing a single factor-flight--to be enough to establish reasonable suspicion justifying an investigative stop. While the United States Supreme Court claimed to base its conclusion on two factors- unprovoked flight in a high crime area-the majority's reasoning tells another story. This reasoning reveals the Court's reliance on the single factor of unprovoked flight to justify an investigatory stop.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Debra Meek
(2001)
"Illinois v. Wardlow: A Single-Factor Totality,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2001:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2001/iss2/5
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