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STATE v. BELIEU

No. 55075-1.

112 Wn.2d 587 (1989)

773 P.2d 46

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. KEVIN R. BELIEU, Respondent. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. KEVIN R. BELIEU, Defendant, RONALD M. BLOUNT, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Brockett, Prosecuting Attorney, and Neil H. Korbas and Patricia A. Thompson, Deputies, for petitioner.

Michael D. Kinkley, for respondent Belieu.

Lewis M. Schrawyer, for respondent Blount.

SMITH, J.

The State of Washington sought review of a ruling of the Court of Appeals, Division Three, that the use of drawn guns and felony-stop procedures by police exceeded the permissible scope of a "Terry"1 investigative stop. We find that the officers had sufficient information about the suspects upon which to base reasonable fears for their own safety. We reverse.

The single issue in this case is whether reasonable fears for...

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