Legal Opinion
People v. Loewen
California Supreme Court
Decided December 8, 1983No. Crim. 23248PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*121Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
May a police officer, consistent with the Constitution, stop a vehicle because he suspects the driver is an associate of another individual who is being investigated for a parking violation in a “high crime area”?
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On April 14, 1982, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Cozart was on duty as a uniformed officer in a marked patrol car. At approximately 2 p.m., Cozart saw a blue Ford Cortina illegally parked and blocking access to a dirt side road. A young man was sitting on the hood of the car. The car had red bandanas covering the taillights.
Cozart stopped and approached the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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