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· 7/27/1979

Fintel v. Tri-State Insurance Co. of Minnesota

Citations

  • 281 N.W.2d 875
  • 1979 Minn. LEXIS 1777

How courts have described this case

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  • holding under Fourth Amendment analysis that circumstance of law enforcement encounter occurring at 2:30 a.m. on a deserted sidewalk would contribute to a belief that defendant was not free to leave
  • A voluntary encounter is not transformed into a seizure simply because an individual responds to questions or provides identification when approached and questioned by an officer.
  • defendant walking alone on deserted street's sidewalk at 2:30 a.m. was relevant factor

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Judges: Rogosheske

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