Make a warrantless seizure of contraband found in plain To the "plain view" doctrine, under which officers may The officers were justified in frisking respondent to ensure Stopping respondent to investigate whether he might beĮngaged in criminal activity. The trial court first concluded that the officers were Respondent was arrested andĬharged in Hennepin County District Court with possession of a controlled substance.īefore trial, respondent moved to suppress the cocaine. Retrieved a small plastic bag containing one fifth of one The officer then reached into respondent's pocket and It with my fingers and it slid and it felt to be a lump "s I pat searched the front of his body, I felt a The search revealed no weapons, but the officerĬonducting the search did take an interest in a small Ordered respondent to stop and submit to a patdown The officers pulled their squad car into the alley and Based upon respondent's seeminglyĮvasive actions and the fact that he had just left aīuilding known for cocaine traffic, the officers decided to Turned and entered an alley on the other side of theĪpartment building. Suspicion aroused, this officer watched as respondent Halted and began walking in the opposite direction. Making eye contact with one of the officers, abruptly Toward the police but, upon spotting the squad car and To be a notorious "crack house." According to testimonyĬredited by the trial court, respondent began walking
Search warrants on the premises, considered the building In the building's hallways and having executed several Having previously responded to complaints of drug sales The officers observed respondent leaving a 12 unit apartment building on Morgan Avenue North. Police officers were patrolling an area on the city's north On the evening of November 9, 1989, two Minneapolis Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court. TIMOTHY DICKERSON on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of
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