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· 2/8/1994

Rittman v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public Safety

Citations

  • 875 P.2d 439
  • 65 O.B.A.J. 1983
  • 1994 OK CIV APP 19
  • 1994 Okla. Civ. App. LEXIS 43
  • 1994 WL 243732

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding stop where unidentified citizens pointed to a truck in a parking lot and told police officer that they believed driver was intoxicated
  • officer was approached by citizens in a parking lot who pointed out a truck and an intoxicated individual in the truck
  • officer was approached by citizens in a parking lot who pointed out a truck and an intoxicated individual in the truck
  • “We specifically hold ... that the officer was not required to wait until [the defendant] put himself and the general public in danger by driving his truck on the public streets and highways before making an investigation.”

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Judges: Garrett, Hunter, Bailey

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