Commonwealth v. Preacher

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that even if officer was justified in conducting investigatory stop based on reasonable suspicion that Preacher was selling cocaine, officer still needed reasonable suspicion that Preacher was armed and dangerous to conduct pat down
• finding that, although officers were justified in conducting an investigatory stop of the appellant, they lacked the reasonable suspicion required to frisk him
• explaining officer can conduct pat-down of suspect’s outer garments for weapons if, during course of valid investigatory stop, officer reasonably believes suspect may be armed and dangerous
• explaining officer can conduct pat- down of suspect's outer garments for weapons if, during course of valid investigatory stop, officer reasonably believes suspect may be armed and dangerous
• officer’s statement in “general terms” that he feared for “his safety and the safety of others” did not provide a sufficient basis to conduct a frisk incident to an investigatory stop
• officer’s statement in “general terms” that he feared for “his safety and the safety of others” did not provide a sufficient basis to conduct a frisk incident to an investigatory stop

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).