Questions tagged [arrest]
Detention of a person by a law enforcement officer for alleged commission of a criminal act.
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Is it legal for the police to take you away from home and abandon you without means of getting to safety?
It is reported that police arrested a man at his home in the middle of the night, drove him three miles away and "dearrested" him nine minutes later. He was left with no money, phone and ...
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Can defendants arraigned in federal court sometimes be "out on bail" secretly with no way for the public to know about or verify the bail?
In this answer to my Politics SE question *Is former president Trump "out on bail" as Chris Christie asserts? If so, were campaign funds used? which ends:
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Can someone be arrested for bus fare evasion?
Recently a woman was filmed being arrested for alleged fare evasion in front of her son in Croydon. She is anonymous but the footage has been all over the news and social media.
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How to accomplish a court hearing after arrest without being stuck in prison cell for more than 4 years like Assange? [closed]
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Police: I'm arresting you.
Me: You are breaking the law, what I do is minor.
Police: No, I'm arresting you, what you do is more than minor.
Arrested.
Now the question is: ...
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Can you be arrested for not paying a vendor like a taxi driver or gas station?
I have read conflicting information about police in the United States arresting people for not paying a bill from a retail vendor, like a taxi driver, auto mechanic or restaurant.
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If the police tell you not to drink does that have any legal force?
It is reported in the news that during an arrest of suspected protestors a police officer instructed one person that they could not drink their coffee with a reason that it may be poisoned. This ...
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Is an arrest legal if no reason is given?
From the UK Government website:
The police arrest procedure
If you’re arrested the police must:
identify themselves as the police
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Why would Donald Trump be arrested?
The New York Times writes:
Donald J. Trump is preparing to walk into a Manhattan courtroom as both a defendant and a candidate, making final plans for his arrest on Tuesday [...].
Why would he be ...
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Do atheistic men have the right to cover their heads (though not faces) with hijabs in mugshots in New York city?
In 2020, the NYPD reached a settlement with three Muslim women who were forced to remove their hijabs (which obscured their heads, but not their faces) for the purpose of having their mugshots taken (...
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How to verify an arrest in Russia? [closed]
Assume the media reports that a particular individual has been arrested by Russian police. Others reports deny this. Is there any authoritative legal mechanism for ascertaining the true situation?
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Does Romeo & Juliet (1968) constitue Child Porn?
In Romeo and Juliet (1968), the actress playing Juliet (age 15 at the time), had her bare chest exposed for a bit after sleeping with Romeo. Romeo's actor (who was also underage) had his naked bottom ...
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What exactly is prohibited in a 'prohibited place' under the Official Secrets Act?
Last summer, I drove past RAF Spadeadam in the north of England. I passed the following rather foreboding sign:
Ministry of Defence
This is a prohibited place within the meaning of the Official ...
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Can you be arrested for accidentally signing a recipt for someone else's order?
I may have signed a credit card receipt for someone else's pizza order, giving a tip as well. The deliver driver gave my address so I had assumed my aunt or uncle ordered without telling me, then I ...
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At what point are you legally required to engage with the police?
Say one was running along the road, and a police officer shouts "Oi". As I understand it you have no legal requirement to engage with them, and can continue your run. This seems to be ...
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What in the UK are the differences between detention and arrest?
Does one encompass the other? What circumstances enable each to be done lawfully? What are the implications of each one?
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What is a recordable offence and can you refuse to give your DNA and fingerprints to the police?
What is the essence of a recordable offence and what happens if you decline consent to give your DNA and fingerprints in the station?
What provisions define the notion of a recordable offence? What ...
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What is your legal situation and rights if restrained by the police but a legal arrest is not made?
From gov.uk:
If you’re arrested the police must:
identify themselves as the police
tell you that you’re being arrested
tell you what crime they think you’ve committed
explain why it’s necessary to ...
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What are the limits of "Fresh Pursuit?"
Generally speaking, state and municipal police are permitted to exercise their arrest power outside the geography of their jurisdiction, so long as they are in "fresh pursuit" of the suspect ...
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What is the difference, if any at all, between having a warrant for your arrest and being circulated as wanted in the UK?
What does it mean to have a warrant out for one's arrest?
How must a warrant be issued?
What institutions within society are able to issue a warrant?
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Will an arrest without charge in England affect a DBS check?
Suppose someone was arrested last year following harassment allegations made by their former partner, but was not charged.
Would this be revealed on a DBS check
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Can a police officer, under these circumstances, enforce the following arrest warrant out of Jurisdiction?
A warrant is issued for the arrest of Jimmy Jones for crimes committed in Springfield County. Officer Bob is an officer with the Shelbyville Police Department, a city in Simpson County near the ...
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What rights and responsibilities exist with respect to mobile phone use and arrest?
It is in the news today that Wayne Couzens made an unlawful arrest of Sarah Everard in the process of her murder. If one found oneself in a situation where this was a possibility an obvious solution ...
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The right of self-represented detainee/prisoner to do legal research
Bob is arrested awaiting bail or trial (or imprisoned after conviction) but is adamant to represent himself vs get a lawyer. (I agree that practically/tactically this will often be the wrong call even ...
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Can police arrest you to later fish for probable cause?
Do police need to have established probable cause before they arrest you, or can your actions later validate the lack of probable cause that they had when they arrested you?
I suspect this may just be ...
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Who can legally arrest an on-duty law enforcement officer in NH?
If a New Hampshire citizen sees a New Hampshire cop commit a state or federal felony, can a citizen legally effect a citizen's arrest? Can other LEOs (law enforcement officers) effect such an arrest? ...
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Legal basis for arresting a person not actively committing a crime?
Originally the purpose of an arrest in English common law, meaning a deputy of the state seizing and holding a suspect against their will, was to apprehend the suspect to confirm their identity. In ...
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Can a non-citizen make a citizen's arrest in the US?
In the United States, can a non citizen make a citizen's arrest? Does this vary by state?
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What length of time counts as delay for the purposes of "intsruct counsel without delay" in Canada?
Watching Canadian TV, I see that the when someone is arrested, one of the rights the arresteee is informed of is to "instruct counsel without delay". How long is "delay"? An hour? ...
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Hospitalized person in custody. Not allowed ANY FORM of communication [closed]
My wife had an altercation with her son: he shoved her and she broke her hip. We called the police because he was out of control. She tried to stop him from flattening tires on his wife's car, however ...
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Can you arrest a person without police? [duplicate]
Is it possible to make the decision of arresting a person that is not judged by the police. For example by someone trained in law, like a lawyer.
It is not uncommon to get some form of police ...
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Called court to learn status of warrant but there’s no record of one
I was hoping to resolve a warrant, as I should most definitely have one, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. However, I called the county's warrant office and the clerk said they did not have me in ...
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Can an attorney be arrested whilst representing their client in court?
In the videos linked to below, we see an extraordinary circumstance where a defence lawyer turns up late and apparently intoxicated after a possible hit-and-run vehicle collision.
Here's a summary.
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What exactly triggers the condition of "being under arrest"
The Chicago police used to (or perhaps still do) take detainees to a site at Homan Square, question them, take them a different police site and then arrest them. Or at least that's what they claim. ...
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Is mere accusation without evidence other than testimony of the accuser, grounds for arrest in the UK?
Several years ago I was stopped in public by the police. Someone had 'identified' me as abusing them in terms of their gender two years before that. Had that happened, I suppose it would have been ...
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Under what circumstances are you required to stop and/or answer questions by the police?
After this case of suspected harassment by the police in England in response to refusal to provide a name while walking to catch a train I wondered when you are required to stop, and when you are ...
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What is the typical delay between reporting a murder with a known suspect and arrest? [closed]
Note: I am not asking for legal advice here, no rush haha
I was recently looking into the Death of Ahmad Arbery who passed away violently on footage earlier this year. Supposedly it took a few months ...
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Does pre-trial detention exist only because of a resources constraint?
A lot of people are talking about alternatives to cash bail recently, which made me wonder, why does pre-trial detention exist in the first place?
My layman's understanding of pre-trial detention is ...
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Can the Federal Protective Service make arrests without identification or in unmarked cars?
This week, a protestor who was part of the George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon was arrested by federal agents who were without identification, and who put him into an unmarked van. Customs and ...
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Sedative Administration by Law Enforcement: Legal Precedents?
Question: Are the any legal precedents (U.S. legal system) that have firmly addressed the administration and usage of sedatives on apprehended individuals by or at the request of law enforcement ?
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Do you have to answer questions in English when pulled over?
When you have been pulled-over when operating a vehicle on public property (i.e. a highway), do you have to communicate with the officer in English in (Arizona) United States of America?
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Would it have been legal to step in and prevent the death of George Floyd? (Interfere with arrest to save a life) [duplicate]
I know this is a viral topic right now but I don't mean to ask it simply for the sake of hype and controversy. I am genuinely curious about it. If this question isn't appropriate here, please advise ...
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Resisting Arrest: Calling your attorney
If you are detained or arrested by US law enforcement and command Siri (handsfree) to call your attorney (obviously do not give the LE a reason to think you are reaching for a weapon). Can this be ...
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If police come to my house with a warrant for my arrest, can they break in?
Suppose police have a warrant to arrest me for a minor offense, like failure to pay fines.
If police come to my residence and I quietly hide they go away.
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Can I be arrested in US consulate for a warrant in the states?
A few years ago I came to Mexico to stay for a while. While I was here I was summoned for court in Arizona, but never appeared (because I'm in Mexico). A warrant was issued for my arrest a few months ...
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Were there any broken laws, unlawful orders or violation of rights during this traffic stop?
Here is a video of a traffic stop in Sacramento, California.
Questions:
Did the police or the detainee break any laws?
Did the police issue any unlawful orders?
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Was Francisco Erwin Galicia Arrested or Detained?
Francisco Erwin Galicia was held 23 days incommunicado by CBP in Texas. Was he arrested or detained? What is the line of reasoning for arriving at the conclusion?
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Is abuse during custodial interrogation grounds for suppression?
I assume that a custodial interrogation that involved the use of "torture" would be suppressed by any U.S. court.
But I can't find a law that clearly defines custodial practices that would constitute ...
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What rights does a private citizen have to aid in law enforcement?
Suppose you witnessed a robbery or theft from a store in the United States and saw someone running with the stolen goods, and you yell, "Stop, thief." Are you within your rights?
Suppose you see ...
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Do you have to follow all the orders a police officer gives?
Saw a video on YouTube where a woman is being filmed in Walmart.
From what I understood, she was being accused of shoplifting (I guess rolled the cart beyond the registers without paying?), and then ...
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it's not against the constitution to arrest a pregnant woman in Bolivia
In Bolivia my liberal party is about to make it illegal to arrest an pregnant woman and I am wondering if this goes against the portion of our Constitution that talks about equity before the law. Can ...
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