Legal Opinion

United States v. Street

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 23, 2010No. 08-6242PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

The central issue in this case is whether the police violated the Fourth Amendment during a traffic stop — and most particularly whether an officer permissibly grabbed Sam Street’s arm after he reached into his pocket during the stop and after he had exited his car.

I

On January 23, 2008, police in Washington County, Tennessee received a tip from an informant that a methamphetamine sale would take place later that day at the Waffle House in Boones Creek, Tennessee. According to the informant, the seller, Randall Street, would arrive at the Waffle House in a black…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by35 opinions

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