Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Philip Wetmore
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided May 28, 2021No. 20-cr-00084-JLPublished
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE United States of America v. Case No. 1:20-cr-00084-JL Opinion No.
2021 DNH 091P
Philip Wetmore MEMORANDUM ORDER In advance of his trial on one count of possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, see
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), defendant Philip Wetmore filed a motion to suppress evidence.1 The motion turns on whether the police conducted a constitutionally permissible detention and pat-search2 of Wetmore, such that the resulting seizure of a firearm from Wetmore’s person can stand. After an evidentiary hearing, the court granted…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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