Legal Opinion
State v. Fortier
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1976No. 3378-PRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Justice:
Petitioner, the State of Arizona, seeks relief in this Court from an order of the trial court granting the defendant’s motion to suppress certain physical evidence on the ground that it was the product of an unconstitutional investigatory stop. The Court of Appeals, 25 Ariz.App. 109, 541 P.2d 572 (1975), affirmed. We granted review. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is vacated. The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the case is remanded for trial.
“A brief stop of a suspicious individual, in order to determine his identity or to maintain the status quo momentarily…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- State v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986
- State v. CobbArizona Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Maurice Deteige SheppardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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