United States v. Francis Abu Abokhai

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• concluding that investigative stop of pedestrian was minimally intrusive where \the detention and inquiry were brief and did not involve questions beyond a request for identification and an explanation of their presence\
• finding that under the circumstances a patdown search prior to placing a suspect in a patrol car was a reasonable precaution
• holding pat-down search of Abokhai before placing him in back seat of patrol car permissible because officers had reasonable suspicion Abokhai was armed and presently dangerous based on totality of circumstances
• holding pat-down search of Abokhai before placing him in back seat of patrol car permissible because officers had reasonable suspicion Abokhai was armed and presently dangerous based on totality of circumstances
• holding pat-down search of Abokhai before placing him in back seat of patrol car permissible because officers -4- had reasonable suspicion Abokhai was armed and presently dangerous based on totality of circumstances
• finding reasonable, articulable suspicion because of Abokhai’s equivocal responses to questions, recent armed robbery in the area, possible presence of unaccounted for third person, and Abokhai’s suspicious behavior

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