In Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the Court adopted a bright line rule to determine whether a police officer can, without violating the Fourth Amendment, arrest an individual who committed a very minor offense in the officer's presence.

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In Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the Supreme Court ruled that a police officer can arrest an individual for a minor criminal offense, such as a misdemeanor seatbelt violation, committed in the officer's presence without violating the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable seizures.

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