New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. Joseph Kuhn, Appellant the People of the State of New York v. Angelo Buongermino

December 27, 197333 N.Y.2d 203

Summary

The Court affirmed the convictions, holding that both defendants voluntarily consented to airport searches, that the use of magnetometers is a reasonable Fourth Amendment search, and that any further frisk after a magnetometer trigger requires the passenger's consent.