2d 889 (1968), and that seizure of the cocaine was justified under a "plain feel" exception to the fourth amendment warrant requirement. The trial court denied the defendant's motion to suppress the evidence, ruling that the stop was justified under Terry v. Police found the cocaine in the defendant's jacket pocket during a pat search for weapons. We affirm.Īfter a trial on essentially stipulated facts from the omnibus hearing, defendant was convicted in Hennepin County District Court of fifth degree possession of a controlled substance, crack cocaine. The trial court held in the affirmative and the court of appeals reversed. This case presents the question of whether a police officer executing a warrantless protective weapons search may seize an object from a detainee's pocket based on the officer's perception that although the object is not a weapon, it feels like contraband. Hennepin County Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent. Freeman, Hennepin County Atty., Beverly J. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for petitioner, appellant. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Peter Gorman, Asst. STATE of Minnesota, Petitioner, Appellant,
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