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· 10/8/1993

United States v. Zachery Lee Wilson

Citations

  • 2 F.3d 226

How courts have described this case

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

  • incriminating nature of weapon was obvious given Wisconsin statute proscribing easy accessibility of firearms to automobile occupants
  • violation of ordinance against exiting a moving vehicle justifies investigatory stop
  • “The [marijuana] baggies [found during the initial Terry stop] supplied the probable cause that indisputably converted the encounter into a full arrest. At this point, it is without question that the officer had probable cause to arrest Mr. Wilson.”
  • suspect \fled\ and \was certainly very actively evading [the police]\
  • suspect “fled” and “was certainly very actively evading [the police]”
  • upholding use of handcuffs in investigatory stop

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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Timbers

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