People v. Finlayson

Decided 1980-09-22

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OPINION OF THE COURT Mollen, P. J. These appeals present the question of when, if ever, a police officer may detain at gunpoint an individual whom he reasonably suspects of having committed a crime. Our determination necessarily depends upon a delicate balance between the individual’s right to personal liberty and society’s legitimate expectation that its police officers may carry out their official funct…

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