ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.
Was the police officer entitled to interrogate a person who had come into the apartment where illegal drugs had been found during a valid consent search of such premises? Was there a reasonable basis for the officer's suspicion that such person carried a weapon?
Both questions must be answered affirmatively to make the pat-down of the defendant's outer jacket pockets by the police officer proper, prudent and permissible. Each question...
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