Maryland v. Buie, No. 88-1369 (U.S. Supreme Court) (494 U.S. 325; 110 S.Ct. 1093) (February 28, 1990) (Justice White)
Case held that, incident to an arrest, the police may conduct a "protective sweep, that is, a quick and limited search of the premises . . . . to protect the safety of officers or others." (Id., at 327).
In this case, the Supreme Court recognized an exception to the …
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