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· 2/1/1991

United States v. David Olon Harrington

Citations

  • 923 F.2d 1371
  • 1991 WL 3228

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the possibility of a break in the chain of custody goes only to the weight of the evidence
  • aiming gun at defendant permissible during investigatory stop where, among other things, defendant matched description of armed bank robber
  • \The possibility of a break in the chain of custody goes only to the weight of the evidence\
  • use of force during an investigatory stop may be justified by concern for the safety of the officer or others
  • prosecution must introduce sufficient 23 proof so that a reasonable juror could find that the evidence is in substantially the same condition as when it was taken into custody
  • officer's drawn weapon not a sufficient condition to convert a stop into an arrest

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Judges: Wright, Poole, Thompson

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