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State v. Ward

Citations

  • 617 P.2d 565
  • 62 Haw. 459
  • 1980 Haw. LEXIS 195

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  • holding that a tip was sufficiently reliable to create reasonable suspicion where the informant had provided reliable information in the past, the substance of the tip was very specific, and the officers’ observations coincided in verifiable respects with their informant’s tip
  • holding that a tip was sufficiently reliable to create reasonable suspicion where the informant had provided reliable information in the past, the substance of the tip was very specific, and the officers' observations coincided in verifiable respects with their informant's tip
  • tipster information which is insufficient for arrest on probable cause may be sufficiently corroborated by on-scene police observations to justify a limited investigatory stop
  • bulge beneath shirt raised reasonable suspicion detainee was armed and therefore Terry search valid
  • bulge beneath shirt raised reasonable suspicion detainee was armed and therefore Terry search valid

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Judges: Richardson, Ogata, Menor, Marumoto, Kobayashi, Vacancies

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