Jewett v. Steer

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the officer “did not testify to the shape or size of the bulges to suggest why [the] defendant’s pockets were more likely to contain weap- ons than other common objects such as a wallet or keys”
• explaining that the officer “did not testify to the shape or size of the bulges to suggest why [the] defendant’s pockets were more likely to contain weap- ons than other common objects such as a wallet or keys”
• describing prior case law as requiring furtive movements to be coupled with other alarming conduct— such as disobedience of a police instruction, reluctance to comply, or conduct inconsistent with police inquiry—for the officer-safety exception to apply
• describing prior case law as requiring furtive move- ments to be coupled with other alarming conduct—such as disobedience of a police instruction, reluctance to comply, or conduct inconsistent with police inquiry—for the officer- safety exception to apply
• “[A] suspect’s furtive movements and nervousness, without more, do not support an inference of likely violence.”
• “[A] suspect’s furtive movements and nervousness, without more, do not support an inference of likely violence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).