U.S. v. Palmer (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-073-16, 30 pp.) (King, J.) No. 14-4736, April 21, 2016; USDC at Norfolk, Va. (Doumar, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A police officer who stopped defendant for a suspected fraudulent inspection sticker and illegal window ...
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Read More »U.S. v. Charles Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-1141, 35 pp.) (King, J.) No. 14-4049, Dec. 14, 2015; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (Osteen, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant’s late-night travel toward North Carolina on a “known drug corridor” in a ...
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Read More »U.S. v. Patiutka (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-163-15, 15 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 14-4932, Oct. 23, 2015; USDC at Harrisonburg, Va.; 4th Cir. Holding: A video recording of a traffic stop did not support probable cause to arrest defendant for using ...
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Read More »State v. Morris (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-019-15, 9 pp.) (Kaye Hearn, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., joined by Donald Beatty, J., dissenting) Appealed from York County Circuit Court (John Hayes III, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: When Officer Vinesett approached the ...
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A South Carolina case that was once cited as evidence of Mexican drug cartels fueling U.S. drug trafficking is now provoking conflicting views among appellate judges about racial factors involved in police traffic stops. Three federal appeals court judges ...
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Read More »State v. Hewins (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-074-14, 20 pp.) (Donald Beatty, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., concurring in part & dissenting in part) Appealed from Greenville County Circuit Court (D. Garrison Hill, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: During an extension of ...
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Read More »Stockholm v. Teaster (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-120-14, 8 pp.) (Timothy Cain, J.) 6:13-cv-00680; D.S.C. Holding: During a traffic stop, a suspected drunk driver tried to drive away on I-26, and the defendant-state trooper leaned through the open passenger-side window to ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving. The justices voted 5-4 Tuesday to uphold a traffic ...
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The envelopes that deluge the mailbox of anyone who’s gotten a traffic ticket are a nuisance for both sides — phenomenally expensive for attorneys, and awkward for anyone trying to conceal a ticket from mom, dad or a spouse. They ...
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Read More »U.S. v. Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-0092, 14 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 12-4374, Jan. 23, 2014; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Messitte, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although police cited the wrong traffic law when ticketing defendant for the illegal act of stopping his vehicle ...
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