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TN: Blue lights not always a seizure

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Blue lights alone is not a seizure, although it is usually indicative on one. It could be for an emergency or other reason when the officer is on the side of the road. Here, it was not a seizure. State v. Schlueter, 2008 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 417 (May 23, 2008).* Appellant did not show that the patdown in this case was after the search of his car. The evidence justified the finding that it occurred before and was based on reasonable suspicion. State v. Adams, 2008 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 416 read more

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on May 25, 2008 (boomark / email).