Legal Opinion
Howell v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 2017No. 16-1988PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
On May 15, 2011, Officer Shawn Smith of the Highland, Indiana Police Department received a call from his dispatcher, alerting him to a road rage incident involving the discharge of a firearm. He later came upon a car matching the description and conducted a “high-risk traffic stop.”1 *895Officer Smith placed Mr. Howell, the occupant of the car, in handcuffs and detained him until other officers brought the alleged victim to the scene.2 The victim positively identified Mr. Howell and his vehicle as involved in the road rage incident. Nonetheless, the officers found no weapon…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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