Supreme Court of Vermont· 4/12/2002

State v. Chapman

Citations

800 A.2d 446
173 Vt. 400
2002 Vt. LEXIS 57

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holding that State must provide justification for expanding the scope of an investigative detention into a full-scale arrest
holding that State must provide justification for expanding the scope of an investigative detention into a full-scale arrest
recognizing that an investigative detention may become so intrusive as to become “the functional equivalent of a formal arrest”
recognizing that an investigative detention may become so intrusive as to become “the functional equivalent of a formal arrest”
concluding that defendant was placed under de facto arrest without probable cause because officer drew weapon without reasonable belief that defendant had committed or was committing crime
concluding that detention was too intrusive to be considered merely investigative stop where officer drew his weapon, ordered defendant to his knees, and frisked him despite absence of evidence that defendant was suspected of serious criminal activity

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Judges: Amestoy, Dooley, Morse, Johnson, Skoglund

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