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· 3/20/2006

United States v. Shawn D. Adamson

Citations

  • 441 F.3d 513
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 6816
  • 2006 WL 688995

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  • concluding that a 25-minute delay was reasonable to investigate whether an individual was taking part in drug ac- tivity in a motel room given the number of subjects and their reluctance to tell officers their names or why they were at the motel
  • “Arguments made for the first time in a reply brief are waived.”
  • “It is well settled that police may approach an individual in a public place and seek the individual’s cooperation in answering a few questions. Such an encounter is not a ‘seizure’ within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.”

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Judges: Ripple, Evans, Williams

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