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U.S. v. CHILDS

No. 00-3111.

277 F.3d 947 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tommie T. CHILDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Tate Chambers, Office of the U.S. Atty., Peoria, IL, Linda L. Mullen (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David B. Mote (argued), Office of the Fed. Pub. Def., Springfield, IL, Andrew J. McGowan, Office of the Fed. Pub. Def., Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY, POSNER, COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION, KANNE, ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

We took this case en banc to decide whether questioning during the course of lawful custody must be related to the reason for that custody. The panel stated that "inquiries falling outside the scope of the detention constitute unlawful seizure." United States v. Childs, 256 F.3d 559, 564 (7th Cir.2001). The full court holds that, because questions are neither searches nor seizures, police need not...

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