U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apr. 12, 2013
Police cannot hold someone in custody over infraction, 9th Circuit rules
Police in California cannot take you into custody following a routine arrest for an infraction, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Wednesday in a long-running civil rights case over trespassing at a playground.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Police in California cannot take you into custody following a routine arrest for an infraction, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Wednesday in a long-running civil rights case over trespassing at a playground.
The opinion reversed U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of San Francisco, who had granted judgment to the defense on Erris Edgerly's false arrest claim. Edgerly v. City &am...
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