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Riley v. State

Citations

  • 892 A.2d 370
  • 2006 Del. LEXIS 6
  • 2006 WL 58826

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding a seizure when police approached with badges and flashlights after having parked police vehicle behind suspect’s vehicle to prevent suspect from driving away
  • “The United States Supreme Court has rejected attempts by the Circuit Courts of Appeal to evaluate and reject ‘factors in isolation from each other.’ ”
  • detention occurred when police approached vehicle with badges and flashlights, after parking their vehicle in such a way as to prevent defendant from driving away
  • where the Court determined that a seizure had occurred when undercover officers approached a vehicle with badges and flashlights, afier having parked their police vehicle behind the suspect’s vehicle so as to prevent it from driving away
  • “when police approached the Escort with their badges and flashlights, after having parked their police vehicle behind the Escort so as to prevent it from driving away, a seizure had taken place for purposes of Fourth Amendment analysis”

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Judges: Steele, Holland, Berger, Jacobs, Ridgely

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