U.S. v. ASKEW

No. 04-3092.

482 F.3d 532 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Paul ASKEW, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra G. Roland, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.

Florence Y. Pan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed and Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: SENTELLE and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH, in which Circuit Judge SENTELLE joins.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge.

When the police have reasonable suspicion that a person committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, the officers may forcibly stop that individual. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 22, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968) During...

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