United States Seventh Circuit

In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm, district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress is affirmed as, based on the factors on the record and the totality of the circumstances, the officer clearly had articulable facts upon which he could reasonably suspect that defendant was armed or dangerous. Moreover, the pat-down search was extremely limited in scope as the officer's pat-down frisk of defendant was isolated to the right side of his waistband area.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/10/2010
• Published 03/10/2010

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• United States Seventh Circuit

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