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State v. Rogers

Citations

  • 924 P.2d 1027
  • 186 Ariz. 508

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that a reasonable person would not feel free to leave when the officer held out his badge and stated, “police officers, we need to talk to you”
  • stressing necessity of making factual record below in order for appellate court to decide fact-intensive issue and base holding on it
  • stating an investigatory stop is a seizure that is justified under the Fourth Amendment if it is “‘supported by reasonable suspicion’ that criminal activity is afoot”
  • finding investigatory stop unlawful where officers articulated only that it was dark, that defendant and his companion emerged from bushes and walked down the middle of the street, and that defendant stared at officers
  • a person is in custody when police officers, suspecting criminal activity, approach a suspect and say, “police officers, we need to talk to you.”
  • reasonable person would not have felt free to disregard police when officer approached and stated, “police officers, we need to talk to you”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Moeller, Martone, Feldman, Zlaeet, Corcoran, Jones

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