Loading... Please wait...Whenever one is deprived of their liberty it is called an "imprisonment." When this deprivation is done unlawfully it is a "false imprisonment." For over 1000 years the Common Law had a settled law and procedure by which one can be deprived of his liberty. This law and procedure is part of due process and as such cannot be changed by legislative statute. This book proves that most arrests today are "false imprisonments." Contents include:
* Definition of False Imprisonment, Damages, and Liberty.
* Arrest without Warrant -- Such arrest are allowed only in case of known felony or breach of peace, not misdemeanor violations.
* Breach of the Peace and Felony Arrests -- What constitutes the acts.
* Defenses to an Unlawful Arrest -- Arguments that police can and cannot raise to justify an arrest.
* The Use of a Warrant -- The criteria for a lawful warrant.
* Bringing the Arrested Person before a Magistrate -- If this is not done immediately, the arrest is unlawful.
* Distortions of Fundamental Law -- How the law on the subjects of due process, resisting arrest, booking, and handcuffing are distorted or not properly followed.
76 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 350 citations,