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A city police officer, in uniform, is patrolling a crowded beachfront boardwalk when he observes a man snatch a wristwatch from a tourist. The suspect flees into a private sports club located on the beachfront and, in hot pursuit, is chased into a private changing room inside the club. The officer, accompanied by a private security guard employed by the club, arrests the man inside the changing room without a warrant. There is no immediate danger to life or limb. The arrestee resists briefly but is subdued and brought to the club’s security office for transfer to police custody. He moves to suppress his statements and any physical or documentary evidence obtained as a result of the arrest. (a) Identify the controlling rule on warrantless arrests and apply it to these facts; is the arrest lawful without a warrant? (b) If the arrest is unlawful, discuss the admissibility of the suspect’s statements and any physical or documentary evidence obtained as a result of the arrest. (c) Discuss ethical considerations raised by the involvement of a private security guard and the manner of the arrest.

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The arrest is lawful but only if the officer had probable cause at the moment of arrest; a mere observation of a theft does not automatically justify warrantless arrest in a private changing room. The arrest is unlawful because hot pursuit into a private changing room violates the suspect’s right to privacy, and warrantless entry into such a private interior is generally not allowed; the statements and evidence are inadmissible. The arrest is lawful without a warrant because the officer was in hot pursuit of a crime witnessed in broad daylight, and entry into the private changing room is permitted to prevent escape; the statements and evidence obtained are admissible; the private security guard’s involvement is authorized so long as he is acting within his deputation. The arrest is lawful only if the private security guard was deputized; without deputation, the guard cannot participate in enforcement actions, though the arrest may still be deemed lawful if the officer personally effected it.

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