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· 7/19/2013

MEABON, GRANT v. TOWN OF POLAND

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion that defendant was armed and dangerous after observing “several indicators of possible narcotics activity” and because “[n]arcotics activity and weapons often go hand in hand”
  • explaining that police officer may extend traffic stop where he develops reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
  • asking whether the defendant’s statements should have been suppressed on grounds that he was subject to de facto arrest but was not given Miranda warnings
  • “declin[ing] to consider . . . argument” raised “for the first time in a [Rule 28(j)] letter”
  • finding nervous behavior and avoidance of eye contact factors that support reasonable suspicion
  • “Conduct that is as 15 consistent with innocence as with guilt may provide the basis for reasonable suspicion where there 16 is some indication of possible illicit activity.”

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