Legal Opinion
United States v. Barnett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2007No. 06-3215PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Barnett successfully moved to exclude evidence of a handgun found on his person when he was frisked by police during a Terry stop. The district court granted his motion after determining that the police did not have a reasonable suspicion that Barnett might be armed during the stop — thus the frisk was not reason able even though the stop itself was. We find that the police had adequate, reasonable suspicion that Barnett could be armed, and that the frisk for weapons was a constitutionally valid search. We reverse and remand.
During the suppression hearing and two…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Devenpeck v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Ronald D. Brown, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Stephen Joseph WalkerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by41 opinions
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