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United States Sixth Circuit


NORTHRUP v. TRIPPETT, 99-2472

An anonymous tip that two black males, one wearing a particular type of name brand clothing, were selling drugs in a bus station is not alone sufficient to support a reasonable suspicion in order to detain an individual fitting that description.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 04/25/2001
  • Decided 09/07/2001
  • Published 09/07/2001

Judges

  • Before BOGGS and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  GWIN, District Judge.

Court

  • United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Jeffrey W. Caminsky (argued and briefed), County of Wayne Prosecutor's Office, Detroit, MI, for Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • David A. Moran (argued), Ronald E. Steinberg (briefed), State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Appellee.
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