Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 1989No. 87-1374-CR, 87-1375-CRPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Bablitch, J.
The issue before us is whether the flight of an individual upon sighting the police can provide reasonable suspicion justifying *826a temporary investigative stop. We conclude that the totality of the circumstances here led the officer to reasonably suspect that David William Jackson (Jackson) was committing, was about to commit, or had committed a crime. Accordingly, the officer was justified in temporarily stopping Jackson, thereby freezing the situation in order to further investigate.
While patrolling in the city of Racine at approximately 2:00 a.m. on October 30, 1986, Officer James Dobbs of…
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