To decide if an arrest was made, courts consider where “in view of all the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed that he was not free to leave.” (United States v. Mendenhall, 466 U.S. 544, 1980).

An arrest must be based upon probable cause to believe that a crime was committed and that the arrestee committed it (Beck v. Ohio, 379 U.S. 89, 1964).

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