Harrell v. State

¶ 14. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion and would affirm Harrell’s judgment of conviction. The majority concludes that Harrell’s statements and actions should have been suppressed as fruits of an unlawful stop. The majority also provides that no criminal activity supported the officer’s investigative stop. I disagree with both of these contentions. Police power extends beyond investigating criminal activity and embraces the protection of lives, health, and property of the city. See Patterson v. Kentucky, 97 U.S. 501, 504, 24 L.Ed. 1115 (1878). The majority overlooks the…