Supreme Court of Vermont· 1/27/1995
State v. Burgess
Citations
- 657 A.2d 202
- 163 Vt. 259
- 1995 Vt. LEXIS 2
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding flashing police lights convey message that car occupants not free to leave
- finding subjective intent of officer in flashing blue lights irrelevant to determination of whether or not a seizure occurred
- even if officer subjectively intends to activate his blue lights for safety reasons, the use of the lights on the defendant served as a restraint to prevent his departure from the pull-off area of the road
- stop invalidated where defendant was legally parked on shoulder on cold winter night
- stop invalidated where defendant was legally parked on shoulder on cold winter night
- even if officer subjectively intends to activate his blue lights for safety reasons, the use of the lights on the defendant served as a restraint to prevent his departure from the pull-off area of the road
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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson
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27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. Garcia-CantuCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2008-05-07· cited 791×
- State v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court· 2006-03-13· cited 94×
- McChesney v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1999-10-20· cited 75×
- State v. PierceSupreme Court of Vermont· 2001-11-16· cited 47×
- State v. WilloughbyIdaho Supreme Court· 2009-05-12· cited 42×
- State v. LambSupreme Court of Vermont· 1998-07-31· cited 37×
- State v. GonzalezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2000-08-10· cited 35×
- Hrezo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-01-31· cited 34×
- State v. JesticeSupreme Court of Vermont· 2004-08-18· cited 34×
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Vermont· 2002-04-12· cited 26×
- State v. MirelesIdaho Court of Appeals· 1999-12-15· cited 24×
- People v. LaakeAppellate Court of Illinois· 2004-05-04· cited 24×
- State v. CilleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1998-02-18· cited 23×
- State v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1997-05-02· cited 20×
- State v. TongueSupreme Court of Vermont· 2000-03-17· cited 14×
- State v. TheetgeSupreme Court of Vermont· 2000-07-14· cited 11×
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Vermont· 2001-12-17· cited 9×
- State v. ButtonSupreme Court of Vermont· 2013-10-04· cited 8×
- State v. BoutinSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 2010-11-24· cited 7×
- State v. St. MartinSupreme Court of Vermont· 2007-03-14· cited 4×
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 5,118×
- California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court· 1991-04-23· cited 3,670×
- Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court· 1990-06-14· cited 1,275×
- People v. MurrayIllinois Supreme Court· 1990-05-30· cited 196×
- State v. StroudCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1981-09-28· cited 87×
- State v. MarcelloSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-09-19· cited 61×
- Wibben v. North Dakota State Highway CommissionerNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1987-09-29· cited 60×
- State v. RecordSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-06-10· cited 51×
- State v. WalpCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 1983-11-30· cited 46×
- Barrett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-08-09· cited 29×
- State v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1993-08-16· cited 28×
- State v. SutphinSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-05-22· cited 27×
- State v. MerrittSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-04-08· cited 7×
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