Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 24, 1999No. 98-1690-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Tartorius Allen appeals the refusal of the trial court to suppress evidence the police obtained when they stopped and frisked him. Allen maintains that the officers did not have a reasonable suspicion that he was engaged in drug activity or that he was armed and dangerous. We conclude that Allen's actions, as observed by the officers, combine to supply reasonable suspicion to support the stop and frisk. Therefore, we affirm.
After numerous citizen and aldermanic complaints about drug activity, gangs, weapon violations and gunshots, the City of Racine Police Department put the 800 and 900…
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