Arrest Search Seizure.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about arrest Search Seizure, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
How does the TCOLE curriculum define terminology associated with arrest?
Penal Code Sec. 2.01 Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Probable Cause; Reasonable Suspicion; Penal Code Sec. 2.02 Exception; Penal Code Sec. 1.07(a)(42) Reasonable Belief.
What should a Texas peace officer understand about three classifications of interactions between peace officers and persons?
Consensual Encounters: Peace officers are free to approach and ask questions of persons so long as officers recognize that those persons can refuse to identify themselves, refuse to cooperate, refuse to answer questions, and simply walk away. Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983); Investigatory Stops/Detentions: The temporary seizure of a person for investigation based on an officer’s reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968); Arrests: Take persons into custody for purposes of charging them with a crime based on an officer’s establishment of probable cause. U.S. v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544 (1980).
What should a Texas peace officer understand about actions a law enforcement officer can take having “mere suspicion.”?
Discuss actions a law enforcement officer can take having “mere suspicion.”
How does a Texas peace officer identify necessary conditions for arrest?
Intent – A peace officer’s purpose or intention to take a person into the custody of the law.
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