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Cal.4: 911 caller could request valid citizen's arrest through officers

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

A 911 dispatcher who received 40 harassing telephone calls, a misdemeanor, in one night from defendant attorney directed officers to make a citizen’s arrest, and the arrest was valid under California law. He fought with the officers who came to arrest him. People v. Bloom, 2010 Cal. App. LEXIS 970 (4th Dist. June 25, 2010).* Officers had information that a red VW Beetle was involved in a robbery, and, when they saw one, they had reasonable suspicion to stop it. United States v. Knight, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63034 (M.D. Fla. February 4, 2010).* The USMJ’s findings that the defendant consented to a seizure and search of his briefcase was supported by the evidence. United States v. Shafer, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 12976 (8th Cir. June 24, 2010)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on June 27, 2010 (boomark / email).