State v. Smay

How courts have described this case

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• frisk for officer safety reasons justified by fact that defendant appeared to be nervous and intoxicated, kept one hand behind his back and was whispering to companions
• after officers approached the defendant, he appeared nervous and held his hand behind his back “in a position where the officer could not see it”

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