Legal Opinion
United States v. Dunbar
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 25, 1979No. Crim. H-79-11PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO SUPPRESS
NEWMAN, District Judge.
Defendant’s motion to suppress presents what appears to be an issue of first impression in the long history of interpretations of the Fourth Amendment’s standard of “reasonableness” — whether a police officer may stop a motorist for reasons unrelated to any law enforcement or regulatory purpose, but solely to be of assistance to the driver. The stop in this case was made because the police officer believed the motorist was lost.
The episode occurred at approximately 1:00 a. m. on September 22, 1978, in the small community of Brooklyn,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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