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When is a person seized?

When is a person seized?

United States v. Gaines, 10th Cir. 12MAR2019

In this case, Bruce-Alan Barnard explores two key parts of Search and Seizure Law:

  1. What constitutes a “seizure” of a person for Fourth Amendment purposes?
  2. When does the Attenuation Doctrine apply after a Fourth Amendment violation to keep evidence from being suppressed under the Exclusionary Rule?

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