In this legal case, Harry Mimms was initially convicted of carrying a concealed deadly weapon and unlawfully carrying a firearm without a license. However, his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, because the court believed that the revolver was seized in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court of the United States later granted the Commonwealth's petition for certiorari, which means they reviewed the case, and decided that the lower court made a mistake in its interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.

The most relevant facts are that an officer pulled over Harry Mimms, then ordered him to step out of his car onto the shoulder of the road. During the pat-down, the officer noticed that Mimms had a bulge in his jacket, which he believed could have been a weapon, so the officer conducted a limited search for weapons. This search led to the discovery of a revolver, which was the basis of Mimms' previous conviction.

Pennsylvania v. Mimms (1977)
Supreme Court of the United States
434 U.S. 106, 54 L. Ed. 2d 331, 98 S. Ct. 330, 1977 U.S. LEXIS 157, SCDB 1977-012

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