· 11/4/1976
United States v. Robert Lee Hill
Citations
- 545 F.2d 1191
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 6407
How courts have described this case
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- finding that officer’s request that suspect lift shirt was “wholly confined to the area of the bulge in question and was a direct and specific inquiry,” not exceeding bounds of Terry
- finding that, under the circumstances, officer lifting suspect’s shirt was not overly intrusive
- finding that, under the circumstances, officer lifting suspect's shirt was not overly intrusive
- a bulge in a suspect’s clothing that was consistent with the presence of a weapon was a relevant factor in determining the validity of a frisk
- officer ordered suspect to lift shirt when officer saw a bulge at waistband and officer had report of bank robber in area who had displayed gun in waistband to bank tellers
- suspect in bank robbery lifted shirt to display to teller gun tucked in waistband of pants; defendant apprehended within a short time after robbery, within 500 feet of bank
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Judges: Goodwin, Wallace, Ingram
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