Pertuit v. State

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that conviction cannot be sustained unless it has been \shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's conduct warranted ... a much greater degree of alarm or concern than would justify only a temporary detention or arrest\
• police lacked probable cause to arrest for loitering where defendant, who was standing next to van that was later determined to be stolen, ran from approaching officers
• defendant who was standing next to van later determined to be stolen ran at sight of officer; no probable cause to arrest for loitering and prowling
• juvenile observed standing by a stolen motor vehicle and then fleeing
• the failure of a defendant to explain his presence and conduct cannot constitutionally be considered as a circumstance tending to establish a justifiable and immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity
• juvenile observed standing by a stolen motor vehicle and then fleeing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).