State v. Dean

Caplinger, J.:

Willie L. Dean appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine, arguing the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found during a pat-down search of his person that was conducted during the consensual search of his home. Because the officer who conducted the pat-down lacked reasonable suspicion that Dean was involved in criminal activity and further lacked reason to believe that Dean was armed and dangerous, Dean’s seizure and subsequent pat-down violated his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. We thus reverse.the…