Banks v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Banks's motion to suppress, holding that his operation of an electric bicycle on a Wilmington sidewalk supplied reasonable, articulable suspicion for an investigatory stop because it violated a city ordinance. The stop remained valid even though the officer mistakenly identified a different legal provision as the source of the prohibition, because reasonable suspicion is assessed objectively. The Court did not reach the alternative ground that Banks appeared to be carrying a concealed firearm.