People v. Bower

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1979-07-17

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RICHARDSON, J. — I respectfully dissent, concurring in the' views expressed by Justice Clark and wishing only to add the following observations. As noted by Justice Elkington in his opinion for the Court of Appeal, there existed ample circumstances justifying both a limited detention and “pat-down” search for weapons. The detention occurred at night in a high crime area, after the suspects reacted. furtively and evasively when the…

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