Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/23/2010

People v. Johnson

Citations

945 N.E.2d 2
408 Ill. App. 3d 107
348 Ill. Dec. 695
2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 1406

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holding that flight from a lawful Terry stop provides the police with probable cause to arrest a defendant for obstructing a peace officer
holding that flight from a lawful Terry stop provides the police with probable cause to arrest a defendant for obstructing a peace officer
concluding that police officer’s actions in handcuffing defendant constituted an arrest, rather than a Terry stop, where such use of force was not reasonable based on the facts surrounding the stop
“handcuffing is proper during an investigatory stop only when it is a necessary restraint to effectuate the stop and foster the safety of the officers”
“[P]robable cause is an objective standard, and a police officer’s subjective belief regarding its existence is not determinative.”
“[T]he rule is clear that when an automobile is apprehended for a traffic stop, police have valid right to detain passengers as well as the driver.”

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Judges: Joseph Gordon

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