· 11/14/1989
United States v. Kenroy Laing, A/K/A Junior Roy Laing, United States of America v. Garfield Dean Martin
Citations
- 889 F.2d 281
- 281 U.S. App. D.C. 266
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 17180
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, during a Terry stop, it was reasonable for the police to force a suspect’s hand from his pants
- holding that the time, the “high crime” nature of the area, and the defendant’s furtive movements were relevant to the reasonable suspicion inquiry
- holding that “amount of force used to carry out the stop and search must be reasonable, but may include use of handcuffs”
- upholding a verdict where defendant was found guilty of gun charge and acquitted on drug possession count
- describing “the ‘high-crime’ nature of the area” and “the time of day” as separate considerations within the reasonable suspicion analysis, and not referencing any temporal element to the former
- describing \the 'high-crime' nature of the area\ and \the time of day\ as separate considerations within the reasonable suspicion analysis, and not referencing any temporal element to the former
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Judges: Wald, Buckley, Sentelle
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