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· 9/18/2006

United States v. Christopher Carpenter

Citations

  • 462 F.3d 981
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 23689
  • 2006 WL 2661116

How courts have described this case

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  • reasonable suspicion existed when driver avoided drug checkpoint by exiting highway, gave doubtful answer to the officer's questions, and was nervous
  • “The behavior on which reasonable suspicion is grounded ... need not establish that the suspect is probably guilty of a crime or eliminate innocent interpretations of the circumstances.”

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Judges: Loken, Melloy, Colloton

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