Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona

Detaining in high crime areas

We're trying to find a case law that was dismissed due to the subject being detained in a high crime area for no apparent reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.


Asked on 9/07/06, 3:48 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Detaining in high crime areas

Contact the office of the Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction in which the charge was filed. Cases are indexed by the name of the defendant.

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Answered on 9/07/06, 4:08 pm
Christopher Winchell Winchell Law, PLC

Re: Detaining in high crime areas

Try this recent Arizona case: In re Ilono H., 210 Ariz. 473, 113 P.3d 696 (App. 2005). It's an appeal from a juvenile case, but it goes into the issue, as well as citing other applicable cases.

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Answered on 9/07/06, 8:12 pm


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