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A police officer approached Muniz, who was in his car, suspecting him of driving under the influence of alcohol. The officer asked Muniz several questions and directed Muniz to perform sobriety tests, including “a ‘horizontal gaze nystagmus’ test, a ‘walk and turn’ test, and a ‘one leg stand’ test.” [5] After Muniz admitted to drinking, the officer arrested him and took him to ...
Byrd's lawyers attempted to have the search of the car dismissed as evidence, as it violated Byrd's rights against unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment defined under the motor vehicle exception, but the judge denied that he had such rights since by the Budget rental contract, Byrd was not an authorized driver. Byrd pleaded guilty to ...
In making that determination, they used the test found in Alexander v. City of Round Rock. [33] Also, a Third Circuit case cited Turner v. Driver as one of the cases they were joining and held that "the First Amendment protects the act of photographing, filming, or otherwise recording police officers conducting their official duties in public."
Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), was a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision [1] that "declared that any traffic offense committed by a driver was a legitimate legal basis for a stop."
Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Fourth Amendment and the automobile exception.. The state sought to justify the search of a car owned by Edward Coolidge, suspected of killing 14-year-old Pamela Mason in January 1964, on three theories: automobile exception, search incident to arrest and plain view.
A 10-person Charter Review Committee met for several months to review a narrowly tailored list of potential amendments. After that, city commissioners decided to place five amendments on the ballot.
Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of police sobriety checkpoints.The Court held 6-3 that these checkpoints met the Fourth Amendment standard of "reasonable search and seizure."
If Kentucky voters approve Amendment 2 on Election Day, how would it change the commonwealth’s constitution? And what does it mean for education and school choice?