United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of motion to suppress evidence of firearm possession is affirmed where the officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop and the use of a police dog did not transform the Terry stop into an arrest requiring probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/24/2006
• Decided 08/24/2006
• Published 08/24/2006

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Eugene L. Miller (argued), Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jonathan E. Hawley, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, John Taylor (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.