United States v. Tommie T. Childs

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2002-01-18

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. We took this case en banc to decide whether questioning during the course of lawful custody must be related to the reason for that custody. The panel stated that “inquiries falling outside the scope of the detention constitute unlawful seizure.” United States v. Childs, 256 F.Sd 559, 564 (7th Cir.2001). The full court holds that, because questions are neither searches nor seizures, police n…

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