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· 3/8/2016

United States v. Preston Phillips

Citations

  • 817 F.3d 567
  • 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17340
  • 2016 WL 1575857

How courts have described this case

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  • noting an immediate response by police was warranted where the anonymous tipster \reported witnessing criminal conduct risking serious bodily injury to those in the immediate vicinity\
  • noting an immediate response by police was warranted where the anonymous tipster “reported witnessing criminal conduct risking serious bodily injury to those in the immediate vicinity”
  • noting legitimate state concerns in protecting the public from gun violence and the anonymous tipster's allegations that the suspect was waving a firearm in public \warranted an immediate response by law enforcement officers for the safety of the general public\
  • noting legitimate state concerns in protecting the public from gun violence and the anonymous tipster’s allegations that the suspect was waving a firearm in public “warranted an immediate response by law enforcement officers for the safety of the general public”

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Judges: Riley, Loken, Benton

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