This case involves an arrest and search as a result of an encounter during a "vertical patrol," where police officers are on foot patrol in public housing to prevent trespassing, loitering, drug-related activity and other illicit behavior. It is standard practice for officers, upon encountering an individual in such an area, to inquire whether the individual lives in the building or is an invited guest of a resident, and to ask for identification to determine if the individual...
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