Is detention of a suspect a Fourth Amendment seizure of the suspect's person?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Head, 783 F.2d 1422 (9th Cir. 1986):
The detention of a suspect under Terry v. Ohio is a Fourth Amendment seizure of the suspect's person, id. at 16, 88 S.Ct. at 1877, but does not involve all of the liberty restraints incidental to an arrest. The suspect is not incarcerated; he is detained briefly. His liberty is not restrained for all purposes; rather his freedom of
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