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IL: No REP in arrest records

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant's careless driving traffic stop was without probable cause, just because the driver was looking at the police and pulled off the freeway rather than be followed. Stokes v. State, 2009 Ark. LEXIS 33 (January 22, 2009).* Defendant's custodial arrest for a traffic offense justified his search incident and search again on booking. People v. Taylor, 2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 42 (February 6, 2009).* Officers lacked cause to stop the defendant who showed up at a loud party after the officers told them to quiet down, and they did. State v. Brown, 2009 Ind. App. LEXIS 185 (February 9, 2009).* Conversation with the defendant which was within the normal time of a traffic stop was reasonable. McKnight v. State, 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 122 (February 12, 2009)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 14, 2009 (boomark / email).