When Are You under Arrest?
The easy answer is when the handcuffs get slapped on your wrists. But it is not that simple, when police restrain your freedom, when you are not free to leave you are under arrest. That then triggers all sorts of constitutional rights and protections.
By Jeffrey S. Weiner, P.A.
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