U.S. v. Patterson, No. 01-6001 (6th Cir.) (340 F.3d 368) (August 15, 2003) (Judge Boyce F. Jr. Martin)
Loaded on Sept. 1, 2003
published in Punch and Jurists
September 15, 2003
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Terry Stops.
Once in a great while, a decision comes down that dramatically highlights the enormous disparity that exists in the judicial community about what constitutes “reasonable suspicion” under the Fourth Amendment. This is such a case. Here, the judges debated whether the police had a sufficiently reasonable suspicion to stop …
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- U.S. v. Lauersen, No. 01-1526(L) (2nd Cir.) (348 F.3d 329) (September 15, 2003) (Judge Jon O. Newman)
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