michigan defillippo argued february decided june night detroit police officers found respondent alley woman process lowering slacks asked identification respondent gave inconsistent evasive responses arrested violation detroit ordinance provides police officer may stop question individual reasonable cause believe individual behavior warrants investigation criminal activity provides unlawful person stopped refuse identify produce evidence identity search followed officers discovered drugs respondent person charged drug offense violation ordinance trial denied motion suppress evidence obtained search michigan appeals reversed holding detroit ordinance unconstitutionally vague arrest search invalid respondent arrested pursuant ordinance evidence obtained search suppressed federal constitutional grounds even though obtained result arrest pursuant presumptively valid ordinance held respondent arrest made reliance detroit ordinance time declared unconstitutional valid regardless subsequent judicial determination unconstitutionality therefore drugs obtained search suppressed pp fourth fourteenth amendments arresting officer may without warrant search person validly arrested fact lawful arrest standing alone authorizes search pp constitution permits officer arrest suspect without warrant probable cause believe suspect committed committing offense arresting officer abundant probable cause believe respondent conduct violated ordinance respondent presence woman circumstances described clearly behavior warrant ing investigation ordinance respondent responses request identification constituted refusal identify ordinance required pp circumstances arresting officer lack probable cause simply known ordinance invalid judicially declared unconstitutional prudent officer course determining whether respondent committed offense circumstances required anticipate later hold ordinance unconstitutional pp since arrest presumptively valid ordinance valid search followed valid incidental arrest torres puerto rico sibron new york berger new york distinguished pp burger delivered opinion stewart white blackmun powell rehnquist joined blackmun filed concurring opinion post brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall stevens joined post timothy baughman argued cause petitioner briefs william cahalan james howarth appointment argued cause filed brief respondent briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed frank carrington wayne schmidt glen murphy thomas hendrickson james costello richard mayer americans effective law enforcement et al evelle younger attorney general jack winkler chief assistant attorney general daniel kremer assistant attorney general harley mayfield karl phaler deputy attorneys general state california briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed edward wise american civil liberties union fund michigan john cleary california attorneys criminal justice et al laurance smith filed brief national legal aid defender association amicus curiae chief justice burger delivered opinion question presented case whether arrest made reliance ordinance time declared unconstitutional valid regardless subsequent judicial determination unconstitutionality approximately september detroit police officers duty patrol car received radio call investigate two persons reportedly appearing intoxicated alley arrived alley found respondent young woman woman process lowering slacks one officers asked woman replied relieve officer asked respondent identification respondent asserted sergeant mash detroit police department also purported give badge number officer unable hear respondent asked identification changed answer said either worked knew sergeant mash respondent appear intoxicated section code city detroit provides police officer may stop question individual reasonable cause believe individual behavior warrants investigation criminal activity detroit common council amended provide unlawful person stopped pursuant thereto refuse identify produce evidence identity failed identify respondent taken custody violation searched one officers found package marihuana one respondent shirt pockets tinfoil packet secreted inside cigarette package tinfoil packet subsequently opened station analysis established contained phencyclidine another controlled substance respondent charged possession controlled substance phencyclidine preliminary examination moved suppress evidence obtained search following arrest trial denied motion michigan appeals allowed interlocutory appeal reversed held detroit ordinance unconstitutionally vague concluded since respondent arrested pursuant ordinance arrest search invalid expressly rejected contention arrest made reliance presumptively valid ordinance valid regardless whether ordinance subsequently declared unconstitutional accordingly michigan appeals remanded instructions suppress evidence quash information app michigan denied leave appeal granted certiorari review michigan holding evidence suppressed federal constitutional grounds although obtained result arrest pursuant presumptively valid ordinance holding contrary holdings appeals fifth circuit arrests valid see carden kilgen ii respondent charged tried violation detroit ordinance state contends violation ordinance refusal identify respondent committed presence officers respondent subject valid arrest search followed incidental arrest state argues equally valid drugs found suppressed respondent contends since ordinance arrested violating found unconstitutionally vague face arrest search invalid violative rights fourth fourteenth amendments accordingly contends drugs found search correctly suppressed fourth fourteenth amendments arresting officer may without warrant search person validly arrested robinson gustafson florida constitutionality search incident arrest depend whether indication person arrested possesses weapons evidence fact lawful arrest standing alone authorizes search robinson supra officer effected arrest respondent refusal identify contraband drugs found result search respondent person incidental arrest arrest valid made search valid illegal drugs admissible evidence whether officer authorized make arrest ordinarily depends first instance state law ker california johnson respondent contend however arrest authorized michigan law see comp laws sole contention since arrest allegedly violating detroit ordinance later held unconstitutional search likewise invalid iii disputed constitution permits officer arrest suspect without warrant probable cause believe suspect committed committing offense adams williams beck ohio validity arrest depend whether suspect actually committed crime mere fact suspect later acquitted offense arrested irrelevant validity arrest made clear kinds degree proof procedural requirements necessary conviction prerequisites valid arrest see gerstein pugh brinegar officer arrested respondent abundant probable cause believe respondent conduct violated terms ordinance ordinance provides person commits offense officer reasonable cause believe given behavior warrants investigation officer stops suspect refuses identify offense complete respondent presence woman circumstances described alley clearly words ordinance behavior warrant ing investigation respondent inconsistent evasive responses officer request identify stating first sergeant mash detroit police department worked knew sergeant mash constituted refusal respondent identify ordinance required assuming arguendo person may constitutionally required answer questions put officer circumstances false identification violated plain language detroit ordinance remaining question whether circumstances said officer lacked probable cause believe conduct observed words spoken constituted violation law simply known ordinance invalid judicially declared unconstitutional answer clearly negative repeatedly explained probable cause justify arrest means facts circumstances within officer knowledge sufficient warrant prudent person one reasonable caution believing circumstances shown suspect committed committing commit offense see gerstein pugh supra adams williams supra beck ohio supra draper brinegar supra carroll record abundant probable cause satisfy constitutional prerequisite arrest time course controlling precedent ordinance constitutional hence conduct observed violated presumptively valid ordinance prudent officer course determining whether respondent committed offense circumstances shown record required anticipate later hold ordinance unconstitutional police charged enforce laws unless declared unconstitutional enactment law forecloses speculation enforcement officers concerning constitutionality possible exception law grossly flagrantly unconstitutional person reasonable prudence bound see flaws society police officers took upon determine laws constitutionally entitled enforcement pierson ray persons arrested violating statute later declared unconstitutional sought damages false arrest state law violation fourteenth amendment chief justice warren speaking holding police action based presumptively valid law subject valid defense good faith observed policeman lot unhappy must choose charged dereliction duty arrest probable cause mulcted damages held defense good faith probable cause appeals found available officers action false arrest imprisonment also available action police required risk charged dereliction duty arrest probable cause basis conduct observed iv held exclusionary rule required suppression evidence obtained searches carried pursuant statutes previously declared unconstitutional purported authorize searches question without probable cause without valid warrant see torres puerto rico sibron new york berger new york holding today inconsistent decisions statutes involved cases bore different relationship challenged searches detroit ordinance respondent arrest search decisions involved statutes terms authorized searches circumstances satisfy traditional warrant requirements fourth amendment example supra held invalid search pursuant federal statute authorized border patrol search vehicle within reasonable distance border without warrant probable cause attorney general regulation fixed miles reasonable distance border held search distant point entry unreasonable constitution berger new york struck statute authorizing searches warrants particularly describ place searched persons things seized required fourth fourteenth amendments contrast ordinance declared misdemeanor one stopped investigation refuse identify directly authorize arrest search respondent refused identify presumptively valid ordinance required officer probable cause believe respondent committing offense presence michigan general arrest statute comp laws authorized arrest respondent independent ordinance search followed valid incidental arrest ordinance relevant validity arrest search pertains facts circumstances hold constituted probable cause arrest subsequently determined invalidity detroit ordinance vagueness grounds undermine validity arrest made violation ordinance evidence discovered search respondent suppressed accordingly case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion reversed remanded footnotes woman arrested charge disorderly conduct involved case purpose exclusionary rule deter unlawful police action conceivable purpose deterrence served suppressing evidence time found person respondent product lawful arrest lawful search deter police enforcing presumptively valid statute never remotely contemplation even zealous advocate exclusionary rule terms ordinance authorizes officers detain individual unable provide reasonable evidence true identity however state disclaims reliance provision authorize arrest person like respondent refuse identify tr oral arg justice blackmun concurring join opinion add words concern evident justice brennan dissenting opinion today decision allow municipalities circumvent requirement fourth amendment danger acknowledge police use ordinance arrest persons improper identification conduct search pursuant arrest discover contraband evidence crime arrestee charged offense discover contraband evidence crime arrestee released manner arrest violation ordinance open challenge ordinance perpetually evade constitutional review evidence case however detroit ordinance used pretextual manner see tr oral arg defendant proper case showed police habitually arrest prosecute ordinance think suffice rebut claim police acting reasonable reliance constitutionality ordinance arrestee challenge validity ordinance concluded unconstitutional evidence obtained search incident arrest suppressed justice brennan justice marshall justice stevens join dissenting disagree conclusion detroit police constitutional authority arrest search respondent respondent refused identify violation detroit ordinance view police conduct whether authorized state law exceeded bounds set constitution violated respondent fourth amendment rights time respondent arrest detroit city code read follows police officer reasonable cause believe behavior individual warrants investigation criminal activity officer may stop question person shall unlawful person stopped pursuant section refuse identify produce verifiable documents evidence identification event person unable provide reasonable evidence true identity police officer may transport nearest precinct order ascertain identity respondent challenges constitutionality ordinance arrest search pursuant assumes unconstitutionality ordinance upholds respondent arrest nonetheless reasons police probable cause believe respondent actions violated ordinance police expected know ordinance unconstitutional police actions therefore reasonable errs view focusing good faith arresting officers whether entitled rely upon validity detroit ordinance dispute case arresting officers respondent cf pierson ray dispute respondent state michigan ultimate issue whether state gathered evidence respondent unconstitutional means since state responsible actions legislative bodies well actions police state hardly defend charge unconstitutional conduct arguing constitutional defect product legislative action police merely executing laws good faith see torres puerto rico berger new york may authorize police conduct trenches upon fourth amendment rights regardless labels attaches conduct question upon review search seizure whether search seizure authorized state law question rather whether search seizure reasonable fourth amendment sibron new york quoting part cooper california inquiry directed asked whether arresting officers faithfully applied state law invalidation respondent arrest search inescapable assumption detroit ordinance unconstitutional well founded ordinance indeed unconstitutional patently reasons constitutional infirmity explored rather simply assumed obvious application ordinance respondent detroit police case trenched upon respondent fourth amendment rights resulted unreasonable search seizure touchstone fourth amendment protection privacy interests prohibition unreasonable police searches seizures requirement police intrusions based upon probable cause best compromise found accommodating often opposing interests safeguard ing citizens rash unreasonable interferences privacy seek ing give fair leeway enforcing law community protection dunaway new york quoting brinegar requirement constitutional policies underlying authority police accost citizens basis suspicion narrowly drawn terry ohio carefully circumscribed see dunaway new york supra police may conduct searches acting less probable cause even weapons frisks circumstances permissible police reason believe dealing armed dangerous individual see terry ohio supra furthermore person may briefly detained basis reasonable suspicion pertinent questions directed person stopped obliged answer answers may compelled refusal answer furnishes basis arrest terry ohio supra white concurring context criminal investigation privacy interest remaining silent simply overcome whim suspicious police officer hile police right request citizens answer voluntarily questions concerning unsolved crimes right compel answer davis mississippi sum individuals accosted police basis merely reasonable suspicion right searched right remain silent corollary right searched choose remain silent plain detroit ordinance police conduct purports authorize abridge rights concomitant limitations upon police authority ordinance authorizes police acting basis suspicion demand answers suspects authorizes arrest search conviction refuse comply ordinance therefore commands constitution denies state power command makes crime constitution crime coates cincinnati furthermore ordinance means transparent expedient making constitutionally protected refusal answer substantive offense sanctions circumvention police holding refusal answer police inquiries terry stop furnishes basis search seizure clearly sheer piece legislative legerdemain countenanced see davis mississippi supra sibron new york supra dispute analysis rather assumes respondent constitutional right refuse cooperate police inquiries ordinance unconstitutional henceforward ordinance shall regarded null void yet holds arrests searches pursuant ordinance prior invalidation michigan appeals constitutionally valid given assumptions concerning invalidity ordinance conclusion must rest tacit assumption defects requiring invalidation ordinance convictions entered pursuant also require invalidation arrests pursuant ordinance brief reflection upon pervasiveness ordinance constitutional infirmities demonstrates fallacy assumption major constitutional defect ordinance forces individuals accosted police solely basis suspicion choose forgoing right remain silent forgoing right searched choose remain silent clearly constitutional prohibition merely prosecutions ordinance arrests ordinance well solve dilemma fact remain individuals chose remain silent forced relinquish right searched indeed risk conviction basis evidence seized chose searched forced forgo constitutional right remain silent hobson choice avoided invalidating police intrusions whether authorized ordinance holding fast rule terry progeny police acting less probable cause may search compel answers search refuse answer questions conduct detroit police case plainly violated fourth amendment limitations police commanded respondent relinquish constitutional right remain silent arrested searched refused detroit ordinance validate constitutionally impermissible conduct accordingly affirm judgment michigan appeals invalidating respondent arrest suppressing fruits reliance upon pierson ray exposes fallacy constitutional analysis assumes respondent constitutional right refuse answer questions put police see ante nonetheless relying upon pierson ray upholds respondent arrest search exercising constitutional right pierson involved action damages individual police officers held unfair penalize officers actions undertaken though mistaken interpretation constitution since officer arrested respondent case mulcted damages penalized way actions pierson support position rather since respondent one penalized exercise reasonably believed constitutional rights pierson counsels invalidation respondent arrest validation unfair penalize police officer actions undertaken pursuant though mistaken interpretation constitution surely unfair penalize respondent actions undertaken pursuant correct interpretation constitution addition fourth amendment see katz right remain silent detained police basis suspicion may find source fifth amendment privilege see haynes grosso albertson sacb generally right let alone comprehensive rights right valued civilized men olmstead brandeis dissenting see also griswold connecticut goldberg concurring also risk ordinances challenged collateral proceedings may never presented judicial review jurisdictions minded may avoid prosecuting use merely investigative tools gather evidence crimes pretextual arrests searches possibility evasion yet another reason demonstrates constitutional error approval respondent arrest