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Reasonable Suspicion – Stop – Basis – Vehicle: Armed Robbery Investigation

State v. Anthony Harris, 206 Wis. 2d 243, 557 N.W.2d 245 (1996), reversing unpublished decision of court of appeals
For Harris: Robert J. Diaz

Issue/Holding:

The only specific and articulable facts of the record before us, namely that a vehicle pulled away from the curb close to the robbery suspect’s address, and that the vehicle contained several black males, do not amount to reasonable,

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Expectation of Privacy — Automobile Passenger — “Standing” to Challenge Stop

State v. Anthony Harris, 206 Wis. 2d 243, 557 N.W.2d 245 (1996), reversing unpublished decision of court of appeals
For Harris: Robert J. Diaz

Issue: Whether passenger who is not target of vehicle stop has standing to challenge its lawfulness.

Holding:

… [M]ost of the federal circuit courts have held that a traffic stop of a vehicle constitutes a seizure of any of the passengers.

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