· 3/16/1987
Opinion No. Oag 10-87, (1987)
Citations
- 76 Op. Att'y Gen. 39
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that an officer may conduct a patdown “when the officer has reason to believe he is dealing with an armed and dangerous individual, regardless of whether there is probable cause to arrest the individual for a crime”
- “The critical question is not whether the sniff occurs before or after the officer issues a ticket, but whether conducting the sniff prolongs or adds time to the stop.”
- preliminary inquiries regarding reasons for travel did not unconstitutionally prolong the stop
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Judges: DONALD J. HANAWAY, Attorney General
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