GA: Officer’s request to roll up sleeves so he could look at arms was not a seizure

The officer’s request to roll up sleeves so he could look at arms was not a seizure. Defendant could have refused and he was not told he was seized. State v. Richards, 2014 Ga. App. LEXIS 249 (March 27, 2014).

Defendant consented to a seizure and search of his computer knowing that the police wanted it to conduct a forensic examination for child pornography. The consent was voluntary. New v. State, 2014 Ga. App. LEXIS 253 (March 27, 2014).*

The juvenile here was stopped for jaywalking and handcuffed. Officers asked if he had anything illegal on him, and he admitted he had a marking pen, so he was charged with possession of graffiti paraphernalia. Possession of a felt tip pen is not per se a crime, so the arrest was invalid. In re S.F., 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 284 (4th Dist. February 25, 2014), ordered published March 26, 2014.