United States v. John Winston

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• holding that where “no ... showing was made” that officer’s action would make “reasonable, law-abiding person in [defendant’s] position” feel unfree to walk away, district court erred in finding Fourth Amendment violation
• lawful for police officer to approach the defendant and ask questions regardless of whether the officer had a reasonable suspicion that the defendant was involved in a crime
• no seizure occurred when Drug Interdiction Unit questioned and obtained consent to search bus passenger arriving in Washington
• lawful -15- for police officer to approach the defendant and ask questions regardless of whether the officer had a reasonable suspicion that the defendant was involved in a crime
• bus station; rejecting view that police must have articulable suspicion to approach and question a person and that momentum of questioning and police maneuvers produced in terrorem effect when police asked to search defendant’s totebag after the defendant denied possessing drugs
• bus station; rejecting view that police must have articulable suspicion to approach and question a person and that momentum of questioning and police maneuvers produced in terrorem effect when police asked to search defendant's totebag after the defendant denied possessing drugs

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