Checking DMV and criminal history during a traffic stop is not unreasonable. United States v. Daniels, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190101 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 18, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defendant \u201cargues that the bodycam evidence refutes Trooper Myer’s testimony that the truck and trailer license plates weren’t legible from a distance of 100 feet. The court is not persuaded. Nowhere does the bodycam video clearly capture the license plates, so the video evidence does not undermine\u2014much less refute\u2014Trooper Myer’s testimony that he couldn’t read the license plates from 100 feet away. The court finds Trooper Myer’s testimony credible on this point.\u201d United States v. Buenrostro, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189991 (D. Utah Oct. 17, 2024).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnder the totality of the circumstances, the Court finds that the anonymous call to law enforcement combined with Officer Bishop’s observations and experience formed a sufficient basis for suspecting that Hamblin was engaged in criminal wrongdoing. The Court will address Hamblin’s arguments in turn. First, his argument related to the anonymous caller and second, his argument related to Officer Bishop’s observations and experience.\u201d United States v. Hamblin, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190057 (D. Mont. Oct. 18, 2024).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Checking DMV and criminal history during a traffic stop is not unreasonable. United States v. Daniels, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190101 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 18, 2024). Defendant \u201cargues that the bodycam evidence refutes Trooper Myer’s testimony that the truck and … Continue reading