Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/1/2000

Commonwealth v. Foster

Citations

48 Mass. App. Ct. 671
724 N.E.2d 357
2000 Mass. App. LEXIS 90

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reasonable suspicion established where police observed persons matching physical description on same street and headed in same direction as indicated by informant
patfrisk justified where officer was acquainted with and had spoken to the reporting bystander on several occasions, but did not know his name
reasonable suspicion when, inter alla, police see suspects matching physical description on same street and headed in same direction as informant indicated
reasonable suspicion when, inter alia, police see suspects matching physical description, on same street and headed in same direction as informant indicated
display of gun in high crime area at 5:30 a.m. by individual who had just come from after-hours party
whether defendant is found in direction of flight path relevant to reasonable suspicion

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Judges: Dreben, Jacobs

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