FLORIDA

v.

BRADY ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277 (U.S. 1983)
  …portionate to the nature of the offense.” 684 F. 2d, at 587. It therefore directed the District Court to issue the writ unless the State resentenced Helm. Ibid. We granted certiorari to consider the Eighth Amendment question presented by this case. 459 U. S. 986 (1982). We now affirm. II The Eighth Amendment declares: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” The final clause prohibits not only barbaric punishments, but also sentences…
• Oliver v. United States, 466 U.S. 170 (U.S. 1984)
  …o cross a dike, ram through one gate and cut the chain lock on another, cut or cross posted fences, and proceed several hundred yards to their hiding places”), cert. granted, 456 U. S. 988, supplemental memoranda ordered and oral argument postponed, 459 U. S. 986 (1982).21 The Fourth Amendment, properly construed, embodies and gives effect to our collective sense of the degree to which men and women, in civilized society, are entitled “to be let alone” by their governments. Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.…
• Illinois v. Lafayette, 462 U.S. 640 (U.S. 1983)
  …nt to his lawful arrest nor a valid inventory of his belongings, and thus, violated the fourth amendment.” Id., at 835, 425 N. E. 2d, at 1386. The Illinois Supreme Court denied discretionary review. App. to Pet. for Cert. lb. We granted certiorari, 459 U. S. 986 (1982), because of the frequency with which this question confronts police and courts, and we reverse. I — Í h-1 The question here is whether, consistent with the Fourth Amendment, it is reasonable for police to search the personal effects of a pe…