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Lockett v. State

Citations

  • 747 N.E.2d 539
  • 2001 Ind. LEXIS 458
  • 2001 WL 537798

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  • holding that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit police from routinely inquiring about presence of weapons
  • holding that investigative methods that are employed should be the least intrusive means readily available to verify or dispel the police officer’s suspicion
  • an officer may as a matter of routine practice ask a driver stopped for a traffic violation if he has a weapon in the vehicle or on his person

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Judges: Dickson, Shepard, Sullivan, Boehm, Rucker

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