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State v. Smith

Citations

  • 688 P.2d 146
  • 102 Wash. 2d 449
  • 1984 Wash. LEXIS 1865

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a \generalized suspicion\ of those questioned in high-crime area was insufficient to justify Terry frisk
  • holding that a “generalized suspicion” of those questioned in high-crime area was insufficient to justify Terry frisk
  • fact that officers routinely frisked people questioned in high crime area does not by itself justify frisk
  • a search which uncovered chako sticks in violation of a Seattle ordinance on a juvenile suspected of escape would have been upheld had there been probable cause to arrest
  • officer who has probable cause to detain and question a person permitted to frisk the person for weapons if he has reasonable grounds to believe the person may be armed and presently dangerous
  • officer who has probable cause to detain and question a person permitted to frisk the person for weapons if he has reasonable grounds to believe the person may be armed and presently dangerous

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Judges: Rosellini, Dore

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