20 Feet Too Far: Virginia Court Reverses Conviction, Concludes It Is Only State to Include 'Immediate Physical Ability' to Arrest Fleeing Suspect
“Virginia appears to be the only state in the country that includes as an element of its fleeing-from-arrest law that the defendant must be within the officer’s immediate physical ability to place the person under arrest,” Judge Stuart A. Raphael wrote on behalf of the majority.