State of Tennessee v. Nathan Todd Cooke - concurring

Case Number
M2017-01947-CCA-R3-CD

While I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the officer’s actions were a proper exercise of the community caretaking function, I disagree with the majority’s holding that the Defendant was not seized when the officer approached the Defendant with activated blue lights. Without a seizure, there would be no need for the officer’s actions to be deemed the exercise of the community caretaking function.

Authoring Judge
Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge
Judge Larry B. Stanley, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Nathan Todd Cooke - concurring
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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