United States Third Circuit

The unlawfulness of an arrest under state or local law does not make the arrest unreasonable per se under the Fourth Amendment. At most, the unlawfulness is a factor for federal courts to consider in evaluating the totality of the circumstances surrounding the arrest.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2006
• Decided 03/16/2007
• Published 03/16/2007

Judges

• BARRY, Circuit Judge., Before McKEE, BARRY and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John-Alex Romano, Esq., (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C., Angela P. Tyson-Floyd, Esq., Office of the United States Attorney, USVI, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Natalie N. Tang How, Esq., (Argued), USVI, Counsel for Appellee.