United States v. Paul Askew

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH, in which Circuit Judge SENTELLE joins.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge.

When the police have reasonable suspicion that a person committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, the officers may forcibly stop that individual. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 22, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). During the Terry stop, the officers may briefly take certain reasonable investigative steps — including questioning the suspect and conducting identification procedures such as…