854 So. 2d 989 - State v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 2012
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Whren v. United States · United States v. Cortez · United States v. Sokolow · United States v. Arvizu
Most-quoted passages
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“As a general matter, “the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation has occurred.” Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 810 , 116 S.Ct. 1769, 1772 , 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996) (citations omitted). The standard is a purely objective one that does not take into account the subjective beliefs or expectations of the detaining officer. Whren, 517 U.S. at 813 , 116 S.Ct. at 1774 (“Subjective intentions play no role in ordinary, probable-cause Fourth Amendment analysis.”). Although they may serve, and may often appear intended to serve, as the prelude to the investigation of much more serious offenses, even relatively minor traffic violations provide an objective basis for lawfully detaining the vehicle and its occupants.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The reasonable suspicion referenced in La.Code Crim.P. art. 215.1(A) is something less than probable cause and something more than a hunch. State v. Flowers, 441 So.2d 707 (La.1983), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 945 , 104 S.Ct. 1931 , 80 L.Ed.2d 476 (1984). To determine the existence of reasonable suspicion, the totality of the circumstances faced by the law enforcement officers must be considered and the officers must be able to articulate facts that in conjunction with their inferences and the officers’ experience give rise to reasonable suspicion. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“During detention of an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this state, an officer may not detain a motorist for a period of time longer than reasonably necessary to complete the investigation of the violation and issuance of a citation for the violation, absent reasonable suspicion of additional criminal activity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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