California Supreme Court· 2/13/1969

People v. Curtis

Citations

450 P.2d 33
70 Cal. 2d 347
74 Cal. Rptr. 713
1969 Cal. LEXIS 338

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holding that duty to refrain from resisting unlawful arrest does not violate Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable seizures
holding that duty to refrain from resisting unlawful arrest does not violate Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable seizures
“an officer may only use reasonable force to make an arrest or to overcome resistance” (emphasis in original)
\There is no constitutional impediment to the state's policy of removing controversies over the legality of an arrest from the streets to the courtroom.\
“There is no constitutional impediment to the state’s policy of removing controversies over the legality of an arrest from the streets to the courtroom.”
guilty verdict on charge of resisting arrest not conclusive as to plaintiff's claim of excessive force used by police officers

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