United States First Circuit

Even if the police officer who initially stopped the defendant did not personally witness any behavior which suggested the defendant had recently participated in an attempted drug deal, given the collective knowledge of all of the officers who participated in the stop, there were ample grounds to briefly question the defendant about an attempted drug transaction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2002
• Published 01/28/2002

Judges

• BARBADORO, District Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge and BARBADORO, District Judge

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John H. LaChance, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Wortmann, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, with whom James B. Farmer, United States Attorney, were on brief for the appellee.