Muehler v. Mena — Stevens, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Stevens, joined by Justices Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, concurred in the judgment in part because the Court of Appeals erred in ruling the officers should have released the respondent from handcuffs sooner as a matter of law rather than reviewing evidence sufficiency. Justice Kennedy also concurred, noting that handcuffing during searches should be neither routine nor unduly prolonged, though he found the use reasonable on this record.