Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2006PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, 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, section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution occurs when a police officer activates the blue lights on his patrol car behind the defendant’s vehicle which is already stopped and idling in the street. The trial court held that it was a seizure and that the officer did not have reasonable suspicion to seize the defendant. Therefore, the trial court…
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