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· 9/13/1993

United States v. James Hassan El

Citations

  • 5 F.3d 726
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 23376
  • 1993 WL 345368

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that an objective test applies to a traffic stop \however minor\ the particular traffic violation in question
  • recognizing that an objective test applies to a traffic stop “however minor” the particular traffic violation in question
  • holding that “if an officer has probable cause or a reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle, there is no intrusion upon the Fourth Amendment”
  • explaining that under the “purely objective standard,” the “subjective motivations of the officers involved” are of no consequence
  • upholding search in which officer grabbed at bulge through open car window and removed handgun
  • upholding search in which officer grabbed at bulge through open car window and removed handgun

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Judges: Ervin, Phillips, Murnaghan

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