Videos tagged with Constructive Arrest

William Kirk, President of Washington Gun Law and a practicing attorney specializing in firearm statutes, explains that the presence of a lawfully possessed firearm does not grant police the authority to conduct an arrest-level detention or a warrantless search of a vehicle. The ruling in Soukaneh v. Andrzejewski clarifies that while reasonable suspicion allows for a traffic stop and a Terry pat-down if danger is suspected, handcuffing and prolonged detention constitute a constructive arrest requiring probable cause. Qualified immunity does not protect officers who blatantly violate clearly established constitutional rights.