Keene Thomas, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Thomas's convictions and upheld the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a pat-down search. It held that the investigating detective had probable cause based on a reliable informant's detailed tip and police corroboration, and that the detaining detective could rely on the police radio broadcast to conduct a Terry stop. The court also held that the drugs and cash would inevitably have been discovered during a search incident to Thomas's lawful arrest even if the initial pat-down was not consensual.