Legal Opinion
Lim v. Andrukiewicz
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 11, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 4940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief District Judge.
The vexing problem before this Court concerns the constitutionality of police detention without arrest, as authorized by R.I.G.L. Title 12, Chapter 7, Section 1 (1956, 1969 Reenactment), which provides :
“Temporary detention of suspects.— A peace officer may detain any person abroad whom he has reason to suspect is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime, and may demand of him his name, address, business abroad and whither he is going; and any such person who fails to identify himself and explain his actions to the satisfaction of such peace…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hutchison v. Bank of North CarolinaDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1975
- State v. HarbaughSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Dempsey v. McQueeneyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
- State v. HarbaughSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974