Vol. 30 No. 9 U.S. Supreme Court Limits Detaining Person In Routine Traffic Stop
U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS DETAINING PERSON IN ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP On April 21, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Rodriguez v. United States, that “(a)bsent reasonable suspicion, police extension of a traffic stop in order to conduct a dog sniff violates the Constitution’s shield against unreasonable seizures.” The Court found that “(b)eyond determining whether to […]