United States First Circuit

While an officer may not seize an object during a Terry frisk unless he has probable cause to believe that it is contraband, he is not prohibited from inquiring, upon reasonable suspicion, into the nature of that object.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/24/2001
• Published 09/24/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elizabeth L. Prevett, Federal Defender Officer, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William E. Morse, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paul M. Gagnon, United States Attorney, and Jean B. Weld, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.