Legal Opinion
Devenpeck v. Alford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 13, 2004No. 03-710PublishedCited by 1,645 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
This case presents the question whether an arrest is lawful under the Fourth Amendment when the criminal offense for which there is probable cause to arrest is not “closely related” to the offense stated by the arresting officer at the time of arrest.
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On the night of November 22,1997, a disabled automobile and its passengers were stranded on the shoulder of State Route 16, a divided highway, in Pierce County, Washington. Alford v. Haner, 333 F. 3d 972, 974 (CA9 2003); App. 94, 98. Respondent Jerome Alford pulled his car off the road behind the disabled vehicle, activating his “wig-wag”…
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