Legal Opinion

McChesney v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1999No. 97-63PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Benjamin McChesney entered a conditional plea of guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence. McChesney argues that the police officer who stopped his ear in response to an anonymous tip of erratic driving did not have a reasonable suspicion necessary to support an investigatory stop. We agree and now reverse.

ISSUES

McChesney presents one issue for our review:

Whether the district court erred by denying appellant’s motion to suppress all evidence obtained after his arrest…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  5. Vasquez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999

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