Sixth Circuit Tosses Evidence After Cop Can’t Find One Credible Reason For Extending A Traffic Stop

Techdirt. 2024-11-22

Summary:

This stop may not have been all that pretextual — after all, the officer clocked the driver doing 69 mph in a 55 mph speed limit — but it swiftly turned pretextual for reasons the officer couldn’t competently explain. And that’s what cost the officer (and the prosecution) their evidence. Back in 2015, the Supreme […]

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https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/21/sixth-circuit-tosses-evidence-after-cop-cant-find-one-credible-reason-for-extending-a-traffic-stop/

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Tim Cushing

Date tagged:

11/22/2024, 03:57

Date published:

11/21/2024, 23:08