In Michigan v. Chesternut, 486 U.S. 567 [1988], the Supreme Court held that the appropriate test to determine if a seizure has occurred is whether a reasonable person, viewing the particular police conduct as a whole and within the setting of all the surrounding circumstances, would have concluded that the police had in some way restrained a person's liberty so that he or she was not free to
leave. Do you agree? Provide examples of situations to support your argument.
What will be an ideal response?
I agree with the Court's decision. An example is when police in black SWAT
uniforms with rifles surround a group of people that had been protesting. Another
example is when police had persons lay on the ground with their hands in plastic ties
behind them at the scene of a shooting.
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a. independent laboratory reports b. the complaint as listed in the report c. the summary of negative evidence d. the accuracy and clarity of the report
A person may not operate an open-bed pickup at a speed that exceeds __miles per hour on the street or highway when a child younger than __years of age is occupying the bed of the truck
a. 25; ten b. 35; twelve c. 15; thirteen d. 30; eleven
In 2013, a leak of documents stolen from the National Security Agency (NSA) by contract employee Edward Snowden revealed an example of: a. illegal domestic surveillance. b. evidence tampering
c. the failures of Obamacare. d. war crimes in third word countries.
Tax laws, building codes, and health codes are examples of what type of law?
a. criminal law b. procedural law c. administrative law d. natural law