Police could extend traffic stop
A police officer could briefly extend a traffic stop after issuing a warning citation for the purpose of allowing a drug-detection dog to sniff the exterior of the driver’s vehicle, the 4th Circuit has...
View ArticleUnused turn signal doesn’t create reasonable suspicion for traffic stop
Driving through an intersection without turning or changing lanes even though the turn signal was on does not constitute a traffic violation, and therefore the officer who pulled the defendant over did...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Flipped-off cop couldn’t initiate traffic stop
The 2nd Circuit yesterday revived the civil rights suit of a man who was stopped and arrested after flipping off a police officer he observed manning a speed trap. “This ancient gesture of insult is...
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