Court Opinion

ID: 9700902
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 21:53:01.139131+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:15.836243
License: Public Domain

ELDRIDGE, Judge,
concurring:
I agree with Judge Rodowsky that, when the SAT teams charged with weapons drawn, identified themselves as police officers, and ordered the five young men to lie prone on the basketball court, there was a “seizure” of the petitioners within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. At that point, I believe that the police had probable cause to arrest the petitioners. Consequently, I would not address the issue of whether the police conduct could be justified under the Terry doctrine. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968).
Judges COLE and BLACKWELL have authorized me to state that they concur with the views expressed herein.