Smith v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 2016
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Delaware v. Prouse · Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz · Kinslow v. Commonwealth · Steinbeck v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Buchanon
Most-quoted passages
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“10.Each motorist stopped should be requested to present his/her operator’s license, registration and proof of insurance. 11. The vehicle may be inspected for obvious safety defects and registration violations. Any apparent or suspected violation of a traffic or criminal law may also be investigated and enforced. 12. If the officer detects-'any violation, the motorist may be directed to a nearby location out of the traffic flow where the appropriate enforcement action shall be taken. .13., All motorists are to be treated courteously, and are. to be promptly allowed to proceed unless a violation is observed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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