United States v. Shareef

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• holding that, once confirmation was received that he was not a wanted felon, “the continued use of handcuffs constituted an unlawful arrest”
• recognizing that a police-citizen encounter that begins as a Terry investigatory detention supported by reasonable ar-ticulable suspicion may escalate into a “full-blown arrest”
• concluding that the display of guns, a pat down search, and the use of handcuffs were reasonable due to the danger defendants posed
• holding that it was reasonable to hold unarmed suspects in handcuffs until confirming whether one was a wanted felon
• concluding that the display of guns, a pat down search, and the use of handcuffs were reasonable due to the danger defendants posed
• noting that “[transportation of a defendant to the police station can not be justified absent probable cause to believe the defendant committed a crime”

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