During defendant\u2019s valid traffic stop, instead of looking for his paperwork for the car, he stared straight ahead. \u201cRather than attempt to avoid a traffic citation by locating those documents, Defendant remained still and his gaze remained straight ahead. When asked again to locate the registration and insurance information, this time with the suggestion that he look in the vehicle’s glove compartment, Defendant’s nervousness visibly escalated. These behaviors gave rise to increased suspicion by the officers, who now suspected that illegal drugs or a firearm was in the car’s glove compartment.\u201d United States v. Smith, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101121 (S.D. W.Va. September 21, 2010).*<\/p>\n
Defendant was stopped for overtinted windows, and he made furtive movements before getting out of the car. That justified a frisk of the car for a weapon. United States v. Boyd, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101233 (W.D. Mo. August 27, 2010).*<\/p>\n
Defendant\u2019s car search may not have been valid under Gant, but it was valid as an inventory, and the officer testified for two pages about the department inventory policy. United States v. Rollins, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101952 (E.D. Ky. September 27, 2010).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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