United States v. Joe Philip Maestas

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• finding reasonable suspicion when a suspect appeared aggressive and intoxicated and, after returning to his vehicle, leaned forward, possibly to grasp a weapon under his seat
• upholding prudent man in the circumstances would be search of a car based on accusatory and threaten- warranted in the belief that his safety or that of ing conversations between two parties in car
• police were justified in conducting Terry search of passenger compartment while defendant was standing at rear of truck in company of another officer
• police were justified in conducting Terry search of passenger compartment while defendant was standing at rear of truck in company of another officer
• “[A] police officer’s reasonable suspicions may arise from the rational inferences of what he sees and hears.” (emphasis added)
• “[A] police officer’s reasonable suspicions may arise from the rational inferences of what he sees and hears.”

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