· 11/5/1999
United States of America,appellee v. Luis Navarrete-Barron, A/k/aluis Navarrete,appellant
Citations
- 192 F.3d 786
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing officers did not use unreasonable force when approaching stopped suspected drug dealer’s vehicle with weapons drawn because drug trafficking “often is accompanied by dangerous weapons”
- explaining that law enforcement can place the subject of a Terry stop in their patrol car if “reasonably necessary” to maintain the status quo or for police safety
- approving of Terry stop in which police approached drug suspect with their guns drawn and handcuffed him
- officers did not exceed limits of Terry stop by drawing weapons and handcuffing drug trafficking suspect who may have been armed
- limits of a Terry stop were not exceeded when the defendant was handcuffed and placed in a police car while the officers searched a truck
- “The limits of a Terry stop were also not exceeded when the defendant was handcuffed and placed in a police car while the officers searched the truck.”
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Judges: Hansen, Magill, Jones
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