A Police Officer Informs a Citizen That the Officer Has

question 44

Multiple Choice

A police officer informs a citizen that the officer has enough evidence to arrest.The officer asks the suspect to "turn around so I can handcuff you - you are under arrest." At this point,the suspect runs from the officer.At the point that the suspect fled:

• A) the suspect was formally under arrest.
• B) the suspect had been detained in a way that was tantamount to an arrest.
• C) the suspect was not formally under arrest.
• D) the suspect could be charged with the crime of assaulting an officer.

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