What is the current state of the law on patdown searches?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Rudy A., H032507 (Cal. App. 1/14/2009), H032507. (Cal. App. 2009):
"The judiciary should not lightly second-guess a police officer's decision to perform a patdown search for officer safety. The lives and safety of police officers weigh heavily in the balance of competing Fourth Amendment considerations. [Citations.]" (People v. Dickey (1994) 21 Cal.App.4th 952, 957.)
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