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Fourth Circuit· 2/25/2013

United States v. Nathaniel Black

Citations

  • 707 F.3d 531
  • 2013 WL 657789
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4251

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  • holding the suspect still seized after he realized he would be searched and attempted to leave
  • finding that another individual’s arrest cannot be the basis of reasonable suspicion concerning the defendant
  • finding that the driver’s “lawful display of his lawfully possessed firearm [could not] be the justification for [his] detention,” even in a high crime area
  • holding “where a state permits individuals to openly carry firearms, the exercise of this right, without more, cannot justify an investigatory detention”
  • relating that Troupe “had a firearm in a holster on his hip, in plain view”
  • explaining that in determining whether a reasonable person would feel free to leave, courts may consider factors such as the number of police officers involved in the stop, whether they were wearing uniforms, and whether they were displaying their weapons

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Judges: Traxler, Gregory, Davis

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