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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. A08-2129.

794 N.W.2d 867 (2011)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Quenton Tyrone WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin M. Wolpert , Erin Sindberg Porter , Special Assistant State Public Defenders, Greene Espel, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Michael Richardson , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent.

Faison T. Sessoms , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Teresa Nelson , St. Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether a police officer had probable cause to arrest appellant Quenton Tyrone Williams after observing Williams possess a pistol in a public place during a lawful investigatory stop related to an armed robbery report. The officer arrested Williams for possession of a pistol in a public place after the robbery victim was unable to identify Williams. At the jail following arrest, Williams surrendered...

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