United States v. Carl Wallace Isham

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• holding that the seizure of a rifle from a car was reasonable both under the public-safety rationale and under Terry’s self- -5- No. 04-5614 United States v. Frederick protection rationale even though the defendant already had been handcuffed
• officers permitted under Terry to seize weapon not obviously contraband from backseat of car to protect officers' safety
• police questioned defendant in custody about presence of firearm after finding box of ammunition

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