 Florida v. Bostick

Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case that overturned a "per se" rule imposed by the Florida Supreme Court that held consensual searches of passengers on buses were always unreasonable.The Court ruled that the fact that the search takes place on a bus is one factor in determining whether a suspect feels free to decline the search and walk away from the officers.