Legal Opinion
Charles D. Long v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 4, 1972No. 71-1072PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
On 25 February. 1969 appellant was allegedly shopping in a jewelry store in Washington, D. C. For some unspecified reason, the proprietor of the jewelry store called the police and reported that a “suspicious” man was in the store. Several police officers promptly came to the store and, upon being directed to appellant, demanded that he identify himself and answer a few brief questions. In order to assure that appellant was not carrying a weapon, the police conducted a superficial search or “frisk” of appellant’s outer clothing and body. No arrest was made and the entire…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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