A police-citizen encounter is consensual if the citizen believes he or she is free to leave.

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A police-citizen encounter is considered consensual if the individual believes they are free to leave and not under any obligation to comply with the officer's request. This is commonly known as the "free to leave" test, and it is used to determine whether a detention has occurred, requiring probable cause or reasonable suspicion.

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