Legal Opinion
State v. Belieu
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1989No. 55075-1PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The State of Washington sought review of a ruling of the Court of Appeals, Division Three, that the use of drawn guns and felony-stop procedures by police exceeded the permissible scope of a "Terry" 1 investigative stop. We find that the officers had sufficient information about the suspects upon which to base reasonable fears for their own safety. We reverse.
The single issue in this case is whether reasonable fears for their own safety justified the use of drawn guns by police officers for an investigative stop of four men in a car at night who were reasonably suspected by the officers of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
37 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by59 opinions
- State v. O'NeillWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. MendezWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. MendezWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. DuncanWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. DuncanWashington Supreme Court · 2002
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.