UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SHAQUILLE MONTEL ROBINSON
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (En Banc 11-1-4), Niemeyer, Jan. 23, 2017,
Frisk – During a forced police encounter, an individual need only be “armed and thus dangerous” for an officer to conduct a frisk
(Concur- Wynn- Armed and dangerous are independent factors, but RAS the suspect has a firearm satisfies the ‘dangerous’ requirement)
(Dissent – Harris, Gregory, Motz, Davis- Armed and dangerous are independent factors)
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