United States Sixth Circuit

A police officer who discovers a weapon in plain view may at least temporarily seize that weapon if a reasonable officer would believe, based on specific and articulable facts, that the weapon poses an immediate threat to officer or public safety.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/19/2003
• Decided 08/01/2003
• Published 08/01/2003

Judges

• Before:  KENNEDY and COLE, Circuit Judges;  WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Guy W. Blackwell (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Greeneville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nikki C. Pierce (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN, for Defendant-Appellee.