Court Opinion

ID: 9597074
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:55:15.286947+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:01:36.687144
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EUBANK, Judge,
specially concurring:
The record here is very thin. It contains no testimony by the police officers concerning their reasonable, articulable suspicion that the defendant has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity. United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696, 103 S.Ct. 2637, 77 L.Ed.2d 110 (1983). See also United States v. Hensley, 469 U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 675, 83 L.Ed.2d 604 (1985).
We would have to close our eyes to reality not to recognize the organized crime aspect of the illicit cocaine traffic involved sub judice. We also recognize that exigent circumstances may exist in attempting to execute a search warrant under the instant facts. However, the United States Supreme Court has placed the burden of justifying the restraint on the police. This record lacks any substantial support for the State’s appeal.
I specially concur in the opinion.