United States First Circuit

District court erred when it ruled that defendant had been de facto arrested at the time he was wrestled to the ground. Putting him on the ground to remove his knife did not exceed the scope of the investigative stop.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2004
• Published 03/03/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and William W. SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cynthia A. Young, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Albert F. Cullen, Jr., for appellee.