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· 4/22/1992

United States v. Roland M. Silva

Citations

  • 957 F.2d 157
  • 1992 WL 49786

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that a mere command, without submission by a defendant, would not constitute a seizure under Supreme Court precedent
  • being in company of known felon and subsequent flight from police gave rise to reasonable suspicion
  • applying Taylor reasoning and holding that defendant's burglary convictions indicate he was found guilty of all essential elements comprising generic burglary
  • considering “companionship with or propinquity to” a suspect in the reasonable suspicion calculus
  • considering “companionship with or propinquity to” a suspect in the reasonable suspicion calculus
  • “[A] suspect’s companionship with or propinquity to an individual independently suspected of criminal activity is a factor to be considered in assessing the reasonableness of a seizure.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Thornberry, King, Demoss

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