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· 12/19/1972

State v. Taras

Citations

  • 504 P.2d 548
  • 19 Ariz. App. 7
  • 1972 Ariz. App. LEXIS 941

How courts have described this case

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

  • placing defendant in handcuffs justified as part of an investigative detention because defendant had fled from police and leapt from his moving vehicle
  • placing defendant in handcuffs justified as part of an investigative detention because defendant had fled from police and leapt from his moving vehicle
  • noting search was limited to places where evidence of identity could reasonable be found, like the glove compartment
  • finding defendant was in an area where there were often stolen or abandoned vehicles and the defendant stated there were no registration papers for the vehicle
  • handcuffing and seatbelting suspect in rear of patrol car reasonable and within scope of investigatory detention when suspect had fled in vehicle at approach of police, ignored shouts to halt, and abandoned moving vehicle, even though initial police investigation revealed car not stolen
  • Suspect who tried to avoid police was reasonably detained by use of handcuffs and confinement to a patrol car.

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Judges: Krucker, Hathaway, Howard

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