Defendant was not free to go in his motel room, but he was not handcuffed, moving around the room. Officers did not Mirandize him because there was no need to interrogate him. The lack of a Miranda warning did not make the consent invalid. United States v. Hanson, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23356 (D. Alaska February 15, 2012).<\/p>\n
When defendant\u2019s vehicle was stopped, the officer knew that it was unregistered. That was cause for the stop, despite the ulterior motive, and defendant consented. United States v. Justice<\/a>, 464 Fed. Appx. 448, 2012 FED App. 0224N (6th Cir. 2012) (unpublished).*<\/p>\n Defendant\u2019s suppression hearing predated Brendlin, and the trial court held that he couldn\u2019t challenge the stop as a passenger. Although he could, there was cause for the stop. State v. Wright<\/a>, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 118 (February 23, 2012).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading