In a 5-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in
Torres v. Madrid that a woman who was shot while fleeing from police officers was “seized,” even though she remained at large.
Two police officers saw the petitioner, Roxanne Torres, standing with another person near a car in the parking lot of an apartment complex. As the officers approached the vehicle, the companion departed and Torres got into the driver’s seat. At the time, Torres was “tripping out bad” on methamphetamine. The officers tried to speak with her, but she did not notice their presence until one of them tried to open her car door.
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