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TORRES v. PUERTO RICO

No. 77-1609.

442 U.S. 465 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 2425

61 L.Ed.2d 1

TORRES v. PUERTO RICO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Remcho argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Celedonia Medin Lozada Hernandez and Celedonia Medin Lozada Gentile.

Roberto Armstrong, Jr., Deputy Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Hector A. Colon Cruz, Solicitor General.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

I

In 1975, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico enacted legislation authorizing its police to search the luggage of any person arriving in Puerto Rico from the United States. Pub. Law 22, P. R. Laws Ann., Tit. 25, § 1051 et seq. (Supp. 1977).1 The "Statement of Motives" in the preamble to the statute indicates that it was enacted in response to a serious increase...

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