People v. Freeman

Edward James Freeman was convicted of carrying a pistol in an automobile. We hold that Freeman’s pretrial motion to suppress the pistol and quash the information should have been granted, and accordingly reverse his conviction. The record does not establish that the officers who approached Freeman’s vehicle and detained him while requesting that he produce identification and a vehicle registration — a seizure which led to discovery of the pistol — possessed objective facts justifying a reasonable, articulable suspicion that Freeman was involved in criminal activity.

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At approximately 12:30…