U.S. v. ROBERSON

No. 95-1827.

90 F.3d 75 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America v. Lester ROBERSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Stiles, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Nancy B. Winter, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Nina A. Pala (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.

Elizabeth Hey (argued), Robert Epstein, Elaine DeMasse, Maureen Kearney Rowley, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Before BECKER, NYGAARD, and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a criminal conviction challenges the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence seized by the police. The question we must decide is whether an anonymous tip that contains only information readily observable at the time the tip is made may supply reasonable suspicion for a Terry stop in the absence of police observations of any suspicious conduct. We...

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