Van Andre Beasley v. Commonwealth of Virginia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that beaming a police vehicle’s spotlight directly at a vehicle’s occupants does not render the occupants seized
• holding that the circumstances created a reasonable suspicion that the suspect was involved in potential criminal activity, including possible possession of a concealed weapon, which would therefore render him potentially armed and dangerous
• noting that multiple furtive gestures could “suggest[] . . . a concealed firearm”
• noting that multiple furtive gestures could “suggest[] . . . a concealed firearm”
• a suspect’s presence in a high-crime area, - 19 - standing alone, is not enough to support a reasonable, articulable suspicion
• furtive gestures are often “suggestive of possession of illegal drugs, a concealed firearm, or both”

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