Chase v. State

This case presents us with the opportunity, yet again, to explore the parameters of reasonable suspicion to support a Terry stop, 1 as well as what constitutes an arrest for Fourth Amendment purposes. Ira Chase, Petitioner, presents the following questions for our review:

1. Does reasonable suspicion that an individual is engaged in drug activity, by itself, constitute reasonable suspicion that the individual is armed and dangerous?

2. Under this Court’s case law recognizing that a display of force by the police, such as placing a suspect in handcuffs, constitutes an arrest requiring probable…