Opinion ID: 2227980
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Heading: applicability of fourth amendment

Text: A seizure in the Fourth Amendment context occurs when ` in view of all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed that he was not free to leave.' Soukharith, 253 Neb. at 320, 570 N.W.2d at 353. Further, [w]henever a police officer restrains an individual's liberty by force or some show of authority, the officer has `seized' that person for purposes of the fourth amendment. State v. Caples, 236 Neb. 563, 566, 462 N.W.2d 428, 430 (1990). It is undisputed that Andre was handcuffed immediately before and during the pat-down search. Under such circumstances, a reasonable person clearly would not believe he or she was free to leave. Thus, the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment applies to this case, necessitating an examination of whether Andre's constitutional rights were violated.