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State v. Dean

Citations

  • 645 A.2d 634
  • 1994 Me. LEXIS 165

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  • stating that “[i]t is well-settled that a person’s mere presence in a high crime area does not justify an investigatory stop”
  • stating that \[i]t is well-settled that a person's mere presence in a high crime area does not justify an investigatory stop\
  • stating that a defendant’s “presence in an area of recent crime reports” and “the apparent absence of any reason to be in an uninhabited area at night” together create reasonable suspicion
  • stop lawful in uninhabited area patrolled at the request of its owners because of numerous complaints of vandalism
  • stop lawful in uninhabited area patrolled at the request of its owners because of numerous complaints of vandalism

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Judges: Wathen, Glassman, Clifford, Rudman, Dana

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