United States Seventh Circuit

Police officers dispatched to a known "hot-spot" for criminal activity had a sufficient legal basis to conduct an investigation of two known, dangerous gang members, one of whom matched the general radio description of a suspect seen in the area.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/27/2001
• Decided 07/11/2001
• Published 07/11/2001

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• K. Tate Chambers (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., D. Michael Rickgauer (argued), East Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.