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· 7/19/2023

EMMANUEL PACIN v. NICOLE GRANJA

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that “increasing suspicion was fueled by ... extreme nervousness, [and] his avoidance of eye contact”
  • noting that “a consensual interrogation may follow the end of a valid traffic stop”
  • finding that a seven minute extension of a traffic stop to question the defendant regarding his travel plans and to obtain consent to search his vehicle was reasonable under the circumstances
  • questioning during a valid stop may involved a “graduated response to emerging facts”
  • finding a prolonged detention reasonable based the defendant’s presentation of a fake I.D., his inconsistent explanation for his trip, his extreme nervousness, and the absence of the authorized driver listed on the car rental agreement
  • “Courts ... inquire whether the officer’s subsequent actions were reasonably related in scope to the circumstances that justified the stop.”

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