United States First Circuit

District court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress majority of the evidence on grounds of Fourth Amendment violation is reversed as an officer's original request for defendant's identification and the first few follow-up questions did not unreasonably extend the duration of the stop and were justified based on officer safety concerns.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2009
• Published 10/15/2009

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William E. Morse, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Herrick, for appellee.