U.S. v. Snow

In prosecution on unlawful possession of firearm charge arising out of police stop of defendant, Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress firearm even though defendant argued that police lacked any reasonable ground in instant Terry stop to believe that he might be armed with weapon at time police ordered him out of his car to perform protective frisk. At time of defendant's stop, officers were aware that defendant and his vehicle generally matched descriptions given by 911 caller, who reported recent attempt to commit burglary of nearby home, and officers had reasonable ground on which to believe that defendant might be armed where burglary was type of crime that often involved weapon.