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D. New Mexico· 1/24/2005

United States v. Perea

Citations

  • 374 F. Supp. 2d 961
  • 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13521
  • 2005 WL 1555128

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  • holding seizure of man thought to be armed-and-dangerous murder suspect, by use of handcuffs and drawn guns, did not rise to the level of an arrest
  • holding sei zure of man thought to be armed-and-dangerous murder suspect, by use of handcuffs and drawn guns, did not rise to the level of an arrest
  • “[I]n ‘most scenarios,’ when officers effectuate what would otherwise be considered a Terry stop by pointing guns at a suspect, that stop is elevated to an arrest, which requires probable cause.”

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