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On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 21:41:28 GMT, "Dave C."
<spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com> wrote:

>-:
>-:"Bob Ward" <bob.ward> wrote in message >
>-:> This may or may not apply in your state, but I would hesitate to state
>-:> that as if the laws were uniform throughout the US.
>-:>
>-:>
>-:> --
>-:
>-:You're right.  They vary from state to state.  But mostly, you need to catch
>-:someone in the act of a felony.  It would have to be a honkin big gas tank
>-:to steal enough gas to warrant a felony.  Think of a one passenger ford
>-:excursion.   (!)    -Dave
>-:

I would have no problem with your saying "In MANY states, Citizen's
arrest, if it applies at all, requires catching someone in the
commission of a felony".  But I would hesitate to say MOST unless
you're sure that it applies to the majority.

For example, in Tennessee:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/register/experts.html
. Can someone really make a citizens arrest?

A. The law in our state permits �citizens arrests� as provided for in
the Tennessee Code Annotated Title 40. �Arrest by Private Person� as
it is known, permits a citizen who is not a police officer to arrest
others for public offenses called misdemeanors and felonies, with some
restrictions. 

Misdemeanors are offenses punishable by less than one year in jail or
by fines. To make a private person arrest, the offense must be
committed in the arresting citizen�s presence. A felony is any crime
punishable by at least one year in jail or prison. Arrests for
felonies can be made when the crime occurs in the presence of the
arresting citizen, or the arresting citizen has reasonable cause to
believe that the person arrested committed it. To arrest without
reasonable cause exposes the arresting citizen to extensive liability
and possible prosecution for false arrest. 


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