People v. Wandel

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Gary Wandel, was convicted by a jury of second-degree burglary. In the second portion of the bifurcated trial, the same jury found defendant had been convicted of two prior felonies and he was adjudicated an habitual offender. Defendant has appealed from the judgments of conviction and sentence. We affirm.

I

Wandel first contends that the officers were not justified in detaining him or performing the “pat down” search. We disagree.

An investigatory stop and a limited search are justified on less than probable cause if there is an articulable and specific basis in fact…