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· 6/27/1991

State v. Hlavacek

Citations

  • 407 S.E.2d 375
  • 185 W. Va. 371
  • 1991 W. Va. LEXIS 77

How courts have described this case

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

  • asking suspect to empty his pockets in lieu of pat-down exceeded scope of Terry
  • “when information received from a confidential informant is relied upon in an affidavit for a search warrant, the affidavit must contain information which establishes the informant’s basis of knowledge and lends credibility to the informant’s statements”
  • inevitable discovery rule did not justify seizure of drugs

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Judges: Brotherton

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