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LA: Unprovoked flight in a high crime area justified stop

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Applying the applicable jurisprudence we find defendant's unprovoked flight from the officers in a high-crime area provided the requisite reasonable suspicion to justify the investigatory stop. Once defendant was lawfully stopped, a Terry pat down was conducted and marijuana was discovered on his person. Additionally, the discarded gun was properly seized as abandoned property." State v. Warmack, 2007 La. App. LEXIS 2395 (5th Cir. November 27, 2007), released for publication February 6, 2008. An upside down license plate is a violation of the California Vehicle Code justifying a stop. People v. Duncan, 2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 317 (4th Dist. March 5, 2008).* Twenty second wait after knock is sufficient for officers to conclude that they were denied entry...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).