What is a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when a police officer stops to check for identification?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Williams, 917 F.2d 1308 (9th Cir. 1990):

Reasonable suspicion exists when an officer is aware of specific articulable facts that warrant suspicion that the person to be detained may have committed or is about to commit a crime. United States v. Burnette, 698 F.2d 1038, 1047 (9th Cir.1983) (citations omitted). Where a police bulletin is issued on the basis of articulable facts supporting a reasonable suspicion that someone has committed a crime, reliance on that bulletin justifies a stop to check for identification. United States v. Hensley, 469 U.S. 221, 232 (1985).

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