Can a police officer detain a suspect for questioning 'when the circumstances indicate to a reasonable man in a like position that such a course of action is called for in the proper discharge of duty'?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Connor S. (In re Connor S.), B238955 (Cal. App. 2012):

"A police officer may detain a suspect for questioning '"when the circumstances indicate to a reasonable man in a like position that such a course of action is called for in the proper discharge of the officer's duties . . . . The good faith suspicion which warrants an officer's detention of a person for investigative reasons is necessarily of a lesser standard than that required to effect an arrest . . . . Where there is a rational belief of criminal activity with which the suspect is connected, a detention for reasonable investigative procedures infringes no constitutional restraint."' [Citations.]" (Dawkins v. Los Angeles (1978) 22 Cal.3d 126, 133.)

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