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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Charles Lawshea.

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1 United States v. Charles Lawshea Anchor
ca7 · 2006
green “the totality of the circumstances known to the officer at the time of the stop, including the experience of the officer and the behavior and characteristics of the suspect.” 7
2 United States v. Charles Lawshea
ca7 · 2006
green “when determining whether an officer had reasonable suspicion, courts examine the totality of the circumstances known to the officer at the time of the stop, including the experience of the officer and the behavior and characteristics of the suspect.” 4
3 United States v. Ronald D. Brown, Jr.
ca7 · 1999
green “to justify a warrantless pat-down search without probable cause, the officer must also be able to point to specific and articulable facts indicating that the individual may be armed and present a risk of harm to the officer or to others.” 3

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