United States First Circuit

An officer's insertion of his index finger into the instep of a suspect's "mid-top" sneaker during his initial pat-down for weapons does not exceed the proper scope of a protective search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2005
• Published 06/15/2005

Judges

• BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Circuit Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randolph M. Gioia was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Theodore B. Heinrich, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney, was on brief for appellee.