Blice v. State

I agree that Blice’s arrest resulted from a valid Terry1 stop. However, I write to address two issues raised by defense counsel during oral argument. Defense counsel argued that the officers’ initial contact with Blice was illegal since under no standard did the officers have a right to stop him. Further, defense counsel argued that since a portion of the gun could be seen, and the officers knew it to be a gun, they could not detain Blice because it was *449apparent that the gun was not concealed. Therefore, it is argued, the fruits of the illegal stop should have been suppressed. See Jackson v.…