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CA10: Defendant was not obligated to answer questions during stop, but he did, and answers can become RS

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Reasonable suspicion developed from defendant’s unusual travel plans and odd route of travel, the fact he came from Mexico three days earlier, possession of two cell phones, and finding a “bondo” container. Defendant was not obligated to answer the questions put to him [HA!], but he did, and the officer can develop reasonable suspicion in his experience from what he learns. United States v. Guerrero-Sanchez, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 2771 (10th Cir. February 10, 2011) (unpublished).* Defendant police officer had probable cause that plaintiff committed forgery and could arrest him. Sow v. Fortville Police Dep't, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 2804 (7th Cir. February 11, 2011).* A prison inmate has no reasonable expectation of privacy in his cell, and the plaintiff’s case was “‘patently meritless and beyond all hope of redemption...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 15, 2011 (boomark / email).