In the Supreme Court of the United States In the Supreme Court of ...

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Questions Presented .................................................................................................................... i
Table of Authorities .................................................................................................................... v
Opinions Below .......................................................................................................................... 1
Constitutional Provisions and Statutes Involved ......................................................................... 1
Statement of the Case ................................................................................................................ 1
Statement of Facts .......................................................................................................... 1
Procedural History ......................................................................................................... 4
Summary of the Argument ......................................................................................................... 4
Standard of Review ................................................................................................................... 6
Argument .................................................................................................................................. 7
I. The Thirteenth Circuit correctly denied the Convict’s motion, as a matter of
law, because officers should be permitted to perform protective sweeps when
the officer is legally on the premises and has reasonable suspicion of an
unknown danger. ....................................................................................................... 7
A. This Court should hold the Officer’s non-arrest protective sweep was
permissible because Terry and its progeny allow officers to take safety
measures when there is reasonable suspicion of danger. ...................................... 8
1. Terry’s officer safety logic encompasses non-arrest protective
sweeps because the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness standard
permits officers to take reasonable safety measures. .................................... 9
2. This Court should uphold the majority circuits’ broad construction of
Terry, Long, and Buie by upholding protective searches when
officers reasonably suspect danger. ............................................................ 10
3. The minority circuits incorrectly apply Buie because they wrongly
view Buie as an isolated justification for protective sweeps. ...................... 11