We are once again concerned with the circumstances which must exist before a police officer can conduct a limited pat-down search of a citizen during a street encounter. The Appellate Division held that a loaded handgun was unlawfully seized and should be suppressed. We reverse.
On the evening of October 27, 1977, William Loran, a veteran police officer, was on motor patrol in the Borough...
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