United States Seventh Circuit

Grant of a motion to exclude evidence of a handgun found on defendant when he was frisked by police during a Terry stop is reversed where the police had adequate, reasonable suspicion that defendant could be armed, and the frisk for weapons was a constitutionally valid search.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/18/2007
• Decided 10/02/2007
• Published 10/02/2007

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda L. Mullen (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Kelly (argued), Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.