State v. Hatch

RUDMAN, Justice.

The State appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Bangor, Mead, J.) granting the motion to suppress made by the defendant, Bion B. Hatch, Jr. The District Court held that the stop of Hatch by a Bangor police officer was improper under the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). On appeal, the State contends that the District Court erred in suppressing any statements or evidence obtained as a result of the stop. We agree with the State that the…