5 Neb. Ct. App. 143 - State v. Ready’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Most importantly ... the Terry violation in this case was flagrant. There is no evidence we can point to that could have given Peters the right to continue questioning Ready after issuing her a warning for improper signaling. Neither Ready’s words nor deeds gave Peters cause to be reasonably suspicious. Peters testified that he asked Ready whether she had any drugs, weapons, or illegal items, not because he had reasonable suspicion, but, rather, because he routinely asks such questions after stopping people for traffic violations. This court does not approve of such a practice. Absent probable cause or reasonable suspicion under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 , 88 S. Ct. 1868 , 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968), we hold that the detention of a citizen for questioning, no matter how briefly, after the purpose of a traffic stop has been accomplished is an unreasonable seizure and a violation of the 14th Amendment. Thus, we find that Ready’s consent was insufficient to purge the taint of what we consider to be an illegal detention. Accordingly, the contraband found in Ready’s purse was the product of an illegal search and seizure ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ready