Abstract
A police officer's detention of a citizen is a "seizure" of the person for purposes of the fourth amendment, and must be reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances. Significant police encounters fall into two categories-the brief investigatory detention and the more intrusive, full-blown arrest.
Recommended Citation
Steven D. Benjamin,
Annual Survey of Virginia Law: Criminal Law and Procedure,
22
U. Rich. L. Rev.
547
(1988).
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