State v. Page

The issue presented in this case is whether a law enforcement officer’s use of appellee’s name and date of birth for a warrants check turns a consensual encounter into an encounter requiring reasonable suspicion. We find that the mere act of running appellee’s name for an active warrants check does not require reasonable suspicion. Therefore, we find that the trial court erred, reverse the granting of the motion to suppress, and remand for findings of fact.

On March 14, 2009, two law enforcement officers were on patrol in response to complaints of narcotics and other criminal conduct in the…