Does a reasonable suspicion that one is engaged in criminal activity justify detention when it occurs in high crime rate neighborhood?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Snowden, No. 1:16-cr-00031-DAD-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A reasonable suspicion that one is engaged in criminal activity justifying a detention may arise from an individual's unprovoked flight from police officers when it occurs in a high-crime rate neighborhood. Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119, 124-25 (2000); United States v. Smith, 633 F.3d at 889, 893 (9th Cir.), cert. denied 564 U.S. 1010 (2011). Likewise, an individual's
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