Sentences with phrase «detain a person whom»

(a) An officer or employee of the United States authorized to make arrests, and a guard or watchman employed by the United States, may apprehend and detain a person whom he believes to be a person with mental illness and found in a place specified by section 21 - 902

The name comes from Terry v. Ohio in which the Supreme Court held that police may briefly detain a person whom they reasonably suspect is involved in criminal activity; the Court also held that police may do a limited search of the suspect's outer garments for weapons if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person detained may be «armed and dangerous.»

Not exact matches

(1) A peace officer who arrests a person with or without warrant or to whom a person is delivered under subsection 494 (3) or into whose custody a person is placed under subsection 163.5 (3) of the Customs Act shall cause the person to be detained in custody and, in accordance with the following provisions, to be taken before a justice to be dealt with according to law: