State of Maine v. Lawz R. Lepenn

Summary

The court affirmed Lepenn’s convictions, holding that law enforcement had probable cause to stop him based on a known cooperating defendant’s information, the controlled buy, and independent police corroboration. Because probable cause supported the stop, the court did not need to decide whether the encounter was a de facto arrest or a Terry stop. The court also held that the trial court acted within its discretion in denying Lepenn’s request for additional information about the cooperating defendant because the information was not material after corroboration and could have been obtained through witnesses.