United States v. DeJear

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an officer had reasonable suspicion to detain a defendant in a vehicle, in part because one passenger was “holding an object that could be used as a weapon — a baseball bat”
• noting that “the fact that conduct occurs in an area known for criminal activity” should be considered when determining reasonable suspicion
• holding reasonable suspicion ex isted where officers approached a parked car in a high-crime area, the defendant passenger was nervous and made furtive hand movements, and another passenger had a baseball bat, which could be used as a weapon
• finding exception 6 STATE v. SANDOVAL BELTRAN Decision of the Court for a question regarding guns inside a vehicle while officers had firearms trained on the suspects
• indicating the fact officer had previously seen people standing outside home wearing colors affiliated with local gangs was an appropriate factor, when considered as part of the totality of the circumstances, to support reasonable suspicion for detention
• indicating the fact officer had previously seen people standing outside home wearing colors affiliated with local gangs was an appropriate factor, when considered as part of the totality of the circumstances, to support reasonable suspicion for detention

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).