Legal Opinion
Portis v. City of Chicago, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 2010No. 09-1498PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
The City of Chicago occasionally makes custodial arrests of persons who have committed offenses that are punishable by fines but not imprisonment. From May 2, 2000, through May 31, 2004, the City’s police made approximately a million arrests. Of these, some 36,000 were for fine-only offenses, such as disorderly conduct, gambling, peddling without a license, failing to stop a car at a stop sign, or walking a dog without a leash. See Kirchoff v. Flynn, 786 F.2d 320 (7th Cir.1986). The Constitution allows police to make custodial arrests for fine-only offenses, see…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- County of Riverside v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Virginia v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by39 opinions
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