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West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/8/1983

State v. Mays

Citations

  • 307 S.E.2d 655
  • 172 W. Va. 486
  • 1983 W. Va. LEXIS 574

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding limited investigatory inquiries to be permissible where the investigating police officer informs the subject that “he is not under arrest, is not obligated to answer questions and is free to go”
  • “It is not an unreasonable seizure for police to approach an individual in a public place, ask him if he is willing to answer questions and put questions to him if he is willing to listen.”
  • “[i]t is not an unreasonable seizure for police to approach an individual in a public place, ask him if he is willing to answer questions and put questions to him if he is willing to listen”
  • “It is not an unreasonable seizure for police to approach an individual in a public place, ask him if he is willing to answer questions and put questions to him if he is willing to listen.”

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Judges: Neely

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