Legal Opinion
Manuel Gomez v. Maurice T. Turner, Jr., Chief of Police
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 1982No. 81-1559PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented in this case is whether a police officer who approaches and asks a pedestrian for identification, without a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct, has “seized” that person within the meaning of the fourth amendment. 1 Because we find that such conduct, without more, is not a seizure, we vacate the injunction entered by the district court and remand the cause for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
This action, which is before the court for the fourth time, arises from a complaint filed over fourteen years ago by Manuel Gomez alleging that the officers…
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