State v. Walter
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of possessing methamphetamine and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Defendant appealed, arguing that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress methamphetamine evidence obtained during a “stop and frisk” because the police officer who initiated the stop lacked a reasonable basis to conclude that Defendant had committed a crime. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the circuit court erred in denying Defendant’s motion to suppress because the officer did not have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, and therefore, the drug evidence was the product of an illegal search.
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