Legal Opinion
State v. Randolph
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 2002No. M2000-02293-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 130 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonE. Riley Anderson, J.
FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ„ joined.
We granted review to determine whether a “seizure” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, § 7 of the Tennessee Constitution occurs when a police officer activates the blue lights on his patrol car and orders a person to stop, but the person flees and does not submit to authority. The trial court suppressed evidence obtained from the defendant after determining that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion, supported by specific…
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