United States v. Ford

United States v. Ford, 434 U.S. 816 (1977)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: October 3, 1977
Docket: No. 77-52
Citations: 434 U.S. 81698 S. Ct. 5354 L. Ed. 2d 721977 U.S. LEXIS 2764

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Opinion of the Court

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C. A. 2d Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted and case set for argument with No. 76-1596, immediately supra.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 4 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

("An investigatory stop is not automatically an arrest simply because an officer draws his (automatic rifle and aims at the suspect).")

United States v. Bowles, 625 F.2d 526 (5th Cir. 1980)
(based upon experience with drug traffickers, agents reasonably feared death or serious injury when they stopped plane on dark, deserted airstrip)

United States v. Seni, 662 F.2d 277 (4th Cir. 1981)

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Swisher v. United States572 A.2d 85 (D.C. 1990)
State ex rel. Stanley v. Davis569 S.W.2d 202 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978)
United States v. Robert Earl Sanders994 F.2d 200 (5th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Mikal Habeeb Amuny767 F.2d 1113 (5th Cir. 1985)
In re Evans450 A.2d 443 (D.C. 1982)
United States v. Gregory James Freeman and David Lyle Boese685 F.2d 942 (5th Cir. 1982)

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United States v. Gonzalez70 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 1995)
In re Roxborough663 A.2d 553 (D.C. 1995) · Dissent
United States v. Robert Earl Sanders994 F.2d 200 (5th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Raymond Franzwa Sinclair983 F.2d 598 (4th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Michael Anthony Holloway962 F.2d 451 (5th Cir. 1992)
United States v. McQuagge787 F. Supp. 637 (E.D. Tex. 1992)

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