· 3/10/2022
in the Matter of Bumstead Family Irrevocable Trust
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- approaching defendant and asking him to identify himself not seizure because reasonable person would have felt free to terminate encounter
- no stop in circumstances of field interrogation observation because reasonable person would feel free to terminate the encounter
- field interrogation observation was not seizure where police officer on foot approached individuals suspected of gang membership and took notes of their answers to basic questions
- no seizure where an officer approached the defendant in a public parking lot and asked questions about his identity
- no seizure where officer approached and asked questions about identity in unconfined public space, and did not indicate that subjects could not terminate encounter
- police officer approached group in parking lot and asked them for their identities without ordering them to do anything or indicating that they could not terminate the encounter
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