In what circumstances will a police officer detain a man who is standing on a street corner?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Spratt, B224393, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. GA 075220 (Cal. App. 2011):
In People v. Garry, supra, 156 Cal.App.4th at pages 1111-1112, the court held that a detention occurred when a police officer observed the defendant standing on a street corner, "bathed defendant in light, exited his police vehicle, and, armed and in uniform, 'briskly' walked 35 feet in 'two and a half, three seconds' directly to"
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