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· 5/22/2009

United States v. Martinez-Cortes

Citations

  • 566 F.3d 767
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 11656
  • 2009 WL 1424106

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding the occupants' failure to comply promptly with police orders and furtive movements by driver gave officers \reason to suspect . . . that the occupants might be -7- a risk to officer safety unless detained\
  • “[The] authority to forcibly detain during the warrant search extends to all occupants of the premises, not just the owner or the subject of the warrant.”
  • probable cause to search a vehicle based on the defendant's refusal to promptly comply with officers' directives during a car stop and attempt to hide something inside the vehicle
  • in making reasonable-suspicion determinations, reviewing courts must look to totality of circumstances

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Judges: Loken, Wollman, Shepherd

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