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Collins v. State

Citations

  • 854 P.2d 688
  • 1993 Wyo. LEXIS 105
  • 1993 WL 195796

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  • holding that to determine the reasonableness of a seizure of an individual, the court will balance the interest of the government against the nature of the intrusion upon the individual
  • concluding that officer had reasonable suspicion based on several factors, including defendant’s nervousness, his possession of pill bottle with different name, and presence of object hidden up his sleeve with handle sticking out
  • a detention based on reasonable suspicion can, through the development of additional facts during the investigation, evolve into probable cause for arrest

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Judges: MacY, Thomas, Cardine, Golden, Urbigkit, Ret

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