United States Third Circuit

Because vehicle-passenger's flight prevented the police from maintaining oversight and control over the non-consensual, legitimate traffic stop, police had reasonable suspicion to stop him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2004
• Published 03/30/2004

Judges

• COWEN, Circuit Judge., Before:  McKEE, SMITH and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary Beth Buchanan, Esq., Bonnie R. Schlueter, Esq. (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• W. Penn Hackney, Esq., Karen S. Gerlach, Esq., Lisa B. Freeland, Esq. (Argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellee.