What factors are used to determine whether the police had reasonable suspicion of criminal activity at the time of the seizure of a man who fled from a high crime area?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gutierrez v. City of Woodland, NO. CIV. S-10-1142 LKK/EFB (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Defendants argue that Gutierrez's presence in a high crime area, his gang-associated clothing, his "headlong flight," and his reaching into his pocket while he fled provided them with the reasonable suspicion they needed to seize him, citing Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000). Accordingly, both sides focus their arguments on whether the police had reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot at the time of the attempted seizure.28
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