Legal Opinion

State v. Brewer

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 16, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.

[¶ 1] The State appeals pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 2115-A (1983 & Supp.1998) from an order entered in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Pierson, J.) suppressing evidence that Mark S. Brewer unlawfully furnished a schedule W drug, methamphetamine, in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1106 (Supp.1996). On appeal, the State argues that the court erred when it held that Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) agents seized Brewer without a reasonable suspicion *354of criminal conduct in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Because we conclude that no seizure occurred when MDEA agents displayed their badges…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DelgadoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States v. Roberto Encarnacion-GalvezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. State v. ChapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  5. State v. GarlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. GulickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  2. State v. PattersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  3. State v. LaPlanteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  4. State of Maine v. Michael G. CunneenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  5. State v. ConnorsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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