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"Please, go ahead" is consent

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Please, go ahead" is consent to search a vehicle. United States v. $545,855.00 in United States Currency, 07-1347 (8th Cir. May 13, 2008) (unpublished).* Trial court's finding that the officer was not entirely credible on the question of reasonable suspicion for a stop was not unsupported by the evidence. State v. Karkiewicz, 2008 Ohio 2256, 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 1931 (3d Dist. May 12, 2008) (drifted over fog line once).* The trial court's finding that there was reasonable suspicion for a stop was based on defendant drifting over the fog line twice. State v. Hoffman, 2008 Ohio 2253, 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 1930 (3d Dist. May 12, 2008).* The trial court's finding that there was no reasonable suspicion for continuing the stop was supported by the evidence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).