QUESTION

Is the traffic stop legal?

Asked on Dec 04th, 2012 on Criminal Law - Louisiana
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Our professor asked this. Four men are stopped in a vehicle; the reason for the sop is that the arresting officer could not see the tag, when in fact it is visible. When the officer finds out that the driver does not have a DL he arrests them. A search of the vehicle showed drugs while the witnesses were in the car.
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John J. Carney
The officer will make up some reason for the stop since the prosecutors and police are corrupt liars and will testify to whatever makes the stop legal. They are all willing to commit perjury and the prosecutors and police agree on what lie they will tell without any concern for getting caught since no cop or prosecutor has been prosecuted in the last 50 years. It is a corrupt system and always has been. Every experiences criminal lawyer knows this and it makes us sick too see the police lie on the stand and the judges believe them.
Answered on Dec 09th, 2012 at 10:38 PM

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Illegal.
Answered on Dec 05th, 2012 at 5:02 PM

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Michael J. Breczinski
I would have pictures taken of the tag and try to get everything suppressed based on a pretextual stop.
Answered on Dec 05th, 2012 at 5:01 PM

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Criminal Defense Attorney serving Deltona, FL at R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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The stop is a "fishing expedition." A competent attorney could get the results of the search suppressed.
Answered on Dec 05th, 2012 at 5:01 PM

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Criminal Defense Attorney serving Mandeville, LA at Ross Scaccia, Attorney at Law
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The search of the vehicle is probably illegal, unless there are other factors to warrant a search. Driving without a license is a traffic violation and calls for the issuance of a citation.
Answered on Dec 05th, 2012 at 5:00 PM

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