Walk It Through: The Takedown
Force immediately necessary, deadly force in two cases, and six months' notice.
An officer stops a delivery driver who matches the description in a robbery call, and the driver pulls away from the officer's grip.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One stop and one driver. Escapes from custody, a city charter's own notice period, and federal claims are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Deadly forceForce a peace officer is justified in using only when reasonably believed immediately necessary to make an arrest or prevent escape, and either the conduct involved deadly force or there is a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury if the arrest is delayed.
- Search warrantA written order issued by a magistrate to a peace officer. None may issue unless sufficient facts first satisfy the magistrate that probable cause exists, on a sworn affidavit, and most search warrants are executed within three whole days.