Anthony Deien V. Seattle City Light

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• holding “mere physical limitations on an individuals movement, not created by police, are insufficient to turn an encounter with police into a restraint of liberty”
• finding that no seizure occurred in a case with facts similar to the case herein considered
• explaining that seizure analysis must be based on the totality of the circumstances
• finding no seizure where officers approached the defendant from both sides, telephone pole was directly in front of defendant, and wall directly behind
• finding seizure can occur without physical restraint if compliance is coerced and not voluntary
• attempting to flee and struggling with officers indicates no submission to police authority

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).