Supreme Court of Minnesota· 3/11/1999

State v. Harris

Citations

590 N.W.2d 90
1999 Minn. LEXIS 138
1999 WL 126696

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holding that the state must show by a preponderance of the evidence that consent was given freely and voluntarily
explaining that pat search justified by unusual nervousness, furtive movements, and attempt to conceal object
finding that a defendant consented to a search after police told him that “any questioning or searching would be voluntary”
concluding officer could not reach into inside jacket pocket without first patting down suspect’s outer clothing even where suspect acted nervous and tried to hide his arm and officers noticed bulge in jacket sleeve
stating that police “may draw inferences and deductions that might elude an untrained person”
stating that a person is seized if, in view of the surrounding circumstances, a reasonable person would believe he or she was not free to disregard the police or terminate the encounter

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Judges: Paul H. Anderson

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