What is reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct when a police officer stops a person at a bus stop?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Valencia-Mazariegos, 972 F.2d 1347 (9th Cir. 1992):
Reasonable suspicion exists when an officer determines, "on the basis of his experience and from particular objective criteria," that the person to be detained "may have committed or is about to commit a crime." United States v. Huberts, 637 F.2d 630, 635 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 975 (1981). See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 22 (1968).
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