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· 9/2/1891

Sheward v. Citizens' Water Co.

Citations

  • 90 Cal. 635
  • 27 P. 439
  • 1891 Cal. LEXIS 980

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that defendant was not in custody because, among other things, he was left alone while the officer stepped aside to consult with the sheriff's deputy
  • holding that defendant was not in custody because, among other things, he was left alone while the officer stepped aside to consult with the sheriff’s deputy
  • declining to reconsider precedent in absence of argument from appellant that it should be overruled
  • a reasonable person would not have believed he was in custody where the defendant was not placed in handcuffs and the officer \did not indicate by his words or actions that he was going to * arrest [the defendant]\
  • a reasonable person would not have believed he was in custody where the defendant was not placed in handcuffs and the officer “did not indicate by [his] words or actions that he was going to arrest [the defendant]”

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Judges: Harrison

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