State of Maine v. Timothy Barclift

Summary

The court held that police lacked reasonable, articulable suspicion to stop Timothy Barclift based on wholly anonymous tips alleging that he regularly transported drugs by bus. The police corroborated Barclift’s identity, travel patterns, and other largely innocent facts, but did not corroborate predictive information or independently obtain reliable evidence of criminal activity. The court vacated the judgment and remanded for further proceedings.