Defendant\u2019s stop for having a dirty obscured license plate was justified even though the officer was able to call it in when parked right behind him. The butt of a shotgun was visible in the vehicle and defendant was a FIPF. United States v. Harken, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130888 (N.D. Iowa September 18, 2014).*<\/p>\n
Defense counsel wasn\u2019t ineffective for not filing a meritless motion to suppress a private search. State v. McCants<\/a>, 2014-Ohio-4044, 2014 Ohio App. LEXIS 3939 (7th Dist. September 5, 2014).*<\/p>\n The towing and inventory of defendant\u2019s vehicle was justified because of lack of proof of financial responsibility, and the state showed sufficient evidence of a standardized policy and that it was followed to support the inventory. Roberts v. State<\/a>, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 10487 (Tex. App. \u2013 Ft. Worth September 18, 2014).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Defendant\u2019s stop for having a dirty obscured license plate was justified even though the officer was able to call it in when parked right behind him. The butt of a shotgun was visible in the vehicle and defendant was a … Continue reading