Florida v. Royer

Suspecting Royer (defendant) of being a drug courier based on his one-way ticket bought under a false name, airport agents took his ticket and identification and, without his verbal consent, moved him to a small room forty feet away and retrieved his checked luggage without permission; Royer eventually unlocked one bag himself and allowed officers to pry open the other, both of which contained drugs. The trial court denied Royer's motion to suppress based on his consent, but the Florida District Court of Appeal reversed, finding his detention itself unconstitutional under Terry v. Ohio, and Florida's petition for certiorari was granted.