The Outline: The following, throughout this Outline, are the rules developed by the courts for the purpose of protecting society's reasonable privacy expectations and effectuating the purposes of the Fourth Amendment.
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Police-Citizen Contacts: Contacts between law enforcement officers and private individuals can be broken down into three distinct situations: (See Florida v. Royer (1983) 460 U.S. 491 [75 L.Ed.2nd 229]; In re James D. (1987) 43 Cal.3rd 903, 911-912; In re Manual G. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 805, 821; People v. Hughes (2002) 27 Cal.4th 287, 327-328.):
- Consensual Encounters.
- Detentions.
- Arrests.
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Other Topics: Treated separately are issues classified under Searches and Seizures involving:
- Searches in General.
- Searches with a Search Warrant.
- Searches of Persons.
- Searches of Vehicles.
- Searches of Residences and Other Buildings.
- New Law Enforcement Technology.
- Open Fields.
- Searches of Containers.
- Border Searches.
- Fourth Wavier Searches.
- Consent Searches.
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