United States First Circuit

In a claim of Fourth Amendment violation when passenger was pat-frisked by the police and found with a loaded hand-gun on his person, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where the underlying facts considered together as a whole justified the officers' belief that the defendant was armed and dangerous to the officer or others.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/28/2008
• Published 03/28/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Albert F. Cullen, Jr. and Law Office of Albert F. Cullen, Jr., on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kelly Begg Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.