Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/15/1993

Commonwealth v. Willis

Citations

616 N.E.2d 62
415 Mass. 814
1993 Mass. LEXIS 451

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showing firearm or presence of numerous officers warranted when stopping individual suspected of participating in crime associated with weapons
considering length of encounter, nature of inquiry, possibility of flight, and danger to safety of police officers and public in whether investigatory stop becomes arrest
blocking suspect’s vehicle and approaching him with guns drawn not an arrest where police reasonably believed he was armed with loaded shotgun
discussing how police actions can cross line from investigatory stop to arrest
informant tip gave detailed description of suspect, including distinctive characteristics, sufficient to form reasonable suspicion
reasonable suspicion exists where there are \specific articulable facts ... that the defendant had committed or was committing a crime\

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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