United States v. Atwell’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

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1. “"Under Maryland common law, a police officer acting outside of the geographical coniines of which he is an officer is generally without official authority to apprehend an offender unless he is authorized to do so by a stale or federal statute. See Stevenson v. State, 287 Md. 504 , [508], 413 A.2d 1340, 1343 (1980); Horn v. City of Seat Pleasant, Md., 57 F.Supp.2d 219, 226 (D.Md.1999); see also People v. Marino, 80 Ill.App.3d 657 , 400 N.E.2d 491, 494 , 36 Ill.Dec. 71 (1980); Perry v. State, 303 Ark. 100 , 794 S.W.2d 141, 144 (Ark. 1990). "Two exceptions have developed under the common law rule, whereby an officer acting outside his jurisdiction may arrest an individual: (1) if the officer is engaging in fresh pursuit of a suspected felon; or (2) if the officer is acting with the authority of a private citizen to make an arrest.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bost v. State

2. “Two exceptions have developed under the common law rule, whereby an officer acting outside his jurisdiction may arrest an individual: (1) if the officer is engaging in fresh pursuit of a suspected felon; or (2) if the officer is acting with the authority of a private citizen to make an arrest.” Id. at 563, 413 A.2d 1340 (footnote omitted). Therefore, under the common law, police officers may effect an extra-territorial arrest outside their jurisdiction if they are in”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bost v. State

3. “[t]he majority view, including decisions in the Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits, and more recent decisions in the Tenth Circuit, firmly rejects the notion that a lack of state statutory authority to make an arrest constitutes a per se violation of the Fourth Amendment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 F. Supp. 3d 495 - Byndon v. Pugh