united-states police arrest
What are the limits of &quot;Fresh Pursuit?&quot;
<p>Generally speaking, state and municipal police are permitted to exercise their arrest power outside the geography of their jurisdiction, so long as they are in &quot;fresh pursuit&quot; of the suspect apprehended.  This is to prevent criminals from simply fleeing across state lines to escape criminal liability for their actions.</p>
<p>What is the definition of &quot;fresh pursuit,&quot; and where are its limits either in geography, timeliness, or the like?</p>
<p>Hypothetical if it helps: As part of an investigation into charges of solicitation for prostitution, a police officer - posing as a prospective client - enters a vehicle the suspect is driving without alerting the suspect to the fact that they are a police officer in order to continue to gathering evidence prior to making the arrest.</p>
<p>The evidence that the officer is looking for occurs across state lines.  May the officer make the arrest there and then, in the foreign jurisdiction, on the grounds that their investigation constitutes pursuit? Or must they wait until they are driven back to the state they hold jurisdiction in to announce their identity and make the arrest?</p>

<p>This determination is largely a facts and circumstances specific test to be evaluated with little additional legal guidance by the judge or jury faced with evaluating the question (usually a judge in the way that the issue usually presents itself).</p>
<p>Like many fairly vague legal standards, it leaves open the possibility that there will be inconsistent rulings on this question in circumstances presenting similar facts.</p>
