Wyoming Supreme Court · 1981
Parkhurst v. State
A broadcast description of armed murder suspects' car and their direction of travel justified a Terry stop of a similar car carrying two men on that route soon after. Because the suspects were armed and dangerous, ordering them out and asking whether they had weapons was reasonable, and Miranda warnings weren't required during the investigative stop.
628 P.2d 1369
Find the opinion for Parkhurst v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
Sweets v. State
A Terry pat-down was justified when a nervous man, the subject of a tip that he had bought meth within the past day, kept reaching toward his pockets and waistband despite commands to stop. The frisk was lawful because it stayed limited to outer clothing to check for weapons.
2017 WY 22, 389 P.3d 1214 (Wyo. 2017)
Find the opinion for Sweets v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2010
Lovato v. State
An officer may stop a vehicle when he personally observes a traffic violation, regardless of his subjective intent. A traffic stop is analyzed under the Terry two-part test, and a dog sniff completed within the time reasonably needed for the stop does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
228 P.3d 55
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