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· 10/22/2012

United States v. Salas-Garcia

Citations

  • 698 F.3d 1242
  • 2012 WL 5192768
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 21995

How courts have described this case

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

  • “An investigative detention becomes an unlawful arrest when there is no longer a reasonable basis to keep a suspect in handcuffs.”
  • “The use of handcuffs or placing suspects on the ground during a Terry stop does not necessarily turn a lawful Terry stop into an arrest under the Fourth Amendment.”
  • “Under certain circumstances, the use of handcuffs can amount to an 11 unreasonable seizure.”

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Judges: Briscoe, McKay, Gorsuch

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