Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 9, 2011No. A08-2129PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.
In this appeal, we consider whether a police officer had probable cause to arrest appellant Quenton Tyrone Williams after observing Williams possess a pistol in a public place during a lawful investigatory stop related to an armed robbery report. The officer arrested Williams for possession of a pistol in a public place after the robbery victim was unable to identify Williams. At the jail following arrest, Williams surrendered cocaine to the arresting officer. The State charged Williams with fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and sought the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Commonwealth v. CoutureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by23 opinions
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