United States DC Circuit

Information police obtained from a citizen 911 call describing a man fleeing the scene of a shooting provides sufficient reasonable suspicion to stop suspect who fit description, even though the government failed to produce a tape of the call.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2000
• Decided 12/29/2000
• Published 12/29/2000

Judges

• Before:  WILLIAMS, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.  Gregory L. Poe entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne Grealy Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr. and Ricardo Nunez, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.