State v. White

I concur in the judgment of the principal opinion, but write separately in order to clarify my own reasons for ordering suppression of the evidence seized from appellant. Our first order of business should be to precisely define the narrow issue presented for review herein. There is no dispute in the cause sub judice concerning either the initial Terry-type investigatory stop of appellant or the subsequent pat-down he received to determine if he was carrying any weapons. Appellant has not challenged the propriety of either procedure in this case. Thus, while I generally agree with the…