State v. Dean
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
645 A.2d 634 (1994)
- Written by Paul Neel, JD
Facts
Officer Dennis Sampson pulled David Dean (defendant) over late at night on a dead-end street in a residential subdivision. Sampson had been patrolling the street in response to property owners’ complaints of vandalism in the area. Dean had not been driving erratically. Dean was arrested, and the state (plaintiff) charged Dean with driving under the influence of alcohol. Dean argued that a person’s mere presence in a high-crime area does not support reasonable suspicion. The trial court convicted Dean, finding the stop reasonable because it was made at night, on a virtually vacant dead-end street, where crimes had occurred in the recent past. Dean appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rudman, J.)
Dissent (Glassman, J.)
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