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QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is a non-arrest protective sweep reasonable under the Fourth Amendment when there is not probable cause or a search warrant, but an officer legally enters the house pursuant to consent while searching for a dangerous suspect who witnesses saw fleeing in the direction of the house? 2. Is possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act when the weapon is inherently dangerous, serves no lawful purpose, and requires registration because of its close association to other violent crimes? i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii Page Questions Presented .................................................................................................................... i Table of Authorities .................................................................................................................... v Opinions Below .......................................................................................................................... 1 Constitutional Provisions and Statutes Involved ......................................................................... 1 Statement of the Case ................................................................................................................ 1 Statement of Facts .......................................................................................................... 1 Procedural History ......................................................................................................... 4 Summary of the Argument ......................................................................................................... 4 Standard of Review ................................................................................................................... 6 Argument .................................................................................................................................. 7 I. The Thirteenth Circuit correctly denied the Convict’s motion, as a matter of law, because officers should be permitted to perform protective sweeps when the officer is legally on the premises and has reasonable suspicion of an unknown danger. ....................................................................................................... 7 A. This Court should hold the Officer’s non-arrest protective sweep was permissible because Terry and its progeny allow officers to take safety measures when there is reasonable suspicion of danger. ...................................... 8 1. Terry’s officer safety logic encompasses non-arrest protective sweeps because the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness standard permits officers to take reasonable safety measures. .................................... 9 2. This Court should uphold the majority circuits’ broad construction of Terry, Long, and Buie by upholding protective searches when officers reasonably suspect danger. ............................................................ 10 3. The minority circuits incorrectly apply Buie because they wrongly view Buie as an isolated justification for protective sweeps. ...................... 11
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