Legal Opinion
Steele v. D.C. Tiger Market
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 2004No. 01-CV-1193PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Thomas Steele was shopping for groceries at D.C. Tiger Market when the store’s security guard, off-duty Metropolitan Police Officer Timothy Harris, stopped him on suspicion of shoplifting. According to Harris, he noticed a bulge in the front of Steele’s “puffy” jacket that had not been there when Steele entered the store. After Steele refused to open his jacket for Harris and attempted to walk away, Harris allegedly grabbed him, spun him around, and searched him. No incriminating evidence was found on Steele, who was released without being charged with…
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