Seventh Circuit· 6/8/1993

United States v. Kenneth D. Evans

Citations

994 F.2d 317
1993 WL 143866

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holding that trial court did not commit plain error in taking judicial notice that alleged crime took place in high-crime area
upholding the search of a vehicle based on furtive movements as well as the defendant’s decision to park in front of a house known to be involved in drug trafficking
noting that the Fourth Amendment only precludes unreasonable seizures
protective search lawful given the defendant's manner of driving when initially observed, furtive gesture and act of voluntarily stopping in front of a reported drug house and the location of the encounter in a high crime neighborhood
after the officers had activated their lights and sirens to pull the car over, the car’s occupants were observed “lean[ing] forward at a forty-five degree angle for several seconds, as to place or retrieve something under the seat”

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Judges: Kanne, Rovner, Will

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