In a non-consensual detention order, what are some of the questions asked by the police?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Finley, B276787 (Cal. App. 2017):

investigatory questions such as where she lived, and if she knew anything about the homicide in the alley. (People v. Lopez, supra, 212 Cal.App.3d at p. 293 [concluding particular questions asked did not turn defendant's encounter with police officers into nonconsensual detention when they "were brief, flip, and, most importantly, did not concern criminal activity"].)

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