United States v. Shawn Morgan

How courts have described this case

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

• reasoning that “furtive gestures” by the driver of vehicle supported a “reasonable belief that [the driver] was dangerous”
• finding that “furtive gestures” by occupant of vehicle can be an appropriate basis for reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
• acknowledging that “officers reasonably may handcuff a suspect during the course of a Terry stop to protect their personal safety”
• explaining that an officer may only “detain a person . . . when the officer has a reasonable suspicion supported by articulable facts that criminal activity may be afoot” (citation omitted)
• explaining that “furtive gestures” inside a vehicle supported the existence of reasonable suspicion
• reasoning \furtive gestures\ by the driver of vehicle supported a \reasonable belief that [the driver] was dangerous\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).