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False Arrest & Search · Stops, Frisks & Detention

Stops, Frisks &
Detention

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Every detention has a clock and a justification, and both live in the record. The analysis examines what reasonable suspicion actually existed at the stop, how it developed, and whether the length and character of the detention matched accepted police practice.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Investigative stops and stop-and-frisk procedures
  • Reasonable-suspicion analysis
  • Unlawful detention and prolonged detention
  • False imprisonment
  • What officers knew and when they knew it
How it is analyzed

CAD and dispatch records, body-worn video, reports and statements, and the agency's stop and detention policies, laid against the timeline of what officers knew at each moment.

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From the Library

Working references for this practice area.

Guides for retaining counsel, written from the same record this analysis reads.

Two ThresholdsReasonable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause, in PracticeRead the guideThe StopThe Traffic Stop as Practiced: Approach, Commands and ControlRead the guideAsked OftenWhat Is a Terry Stop?Read the guideMediationMediation and Settlement ConsultationRead the guideTimingWhen to Retain a Police Practices ExpertRead the guideThe LexiconStops, Arrests and Searches: A Litigator's LexiconRead the guide

The Library, in full

Questions

Before the record is sent.

What separates a stop from a false arrest?
Practice-wise, the justification and the clock: what specific facts supported the stop, how the detention developed, and when it crossed into arrest territory. The opinion documents that timeline from the record; legal conclusions remain counsel's.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written expert report, with a bullet-point outline approved with counsel before writing begins. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
Retain

Send the stop and detention record.

Attorney and law-firm inquiries only. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

Stop, frisk & detention inquiry

For counsel examining a stop, a frisk, or the length of a detention.

Inquiry sent.

You will hear back directly. If the matter is urgent, call (239) 571-1840.

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Conflicts are checked before any substantive discussion. Please do not send privileged material with a first inquiry; after retention the record is exchanged on physical media. Gregory consults for attorneys and their staff only, and does not provide legal advice or attorney referrals to individuals.

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