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Following is the case brief for Rodriguez v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 1609 (2015) Case Summary of Rodriguez v. United States: A police officer stopped petitioner Rodriguez for driving on the shoulder of a highway. Once the officer completed the process of the traffic stop and issued a warning, he asked Rodriguez if he could walk his K-9 dog […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Arizona v. Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, (2009) Case summary for Arizona v. Johnson: Johnson was a passenger in a vehicle legally seized for a traffic stop. One officer developed suspicion that Johnson was carrying a gun and ordered him out of the car, where she performed a pat down (frisk). The […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Brendlin v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2007) Case summary for Brendlin v. California: Brendlin was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police. Drugs were found inside of the car. Brendlin was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and paraphernalia, to which he filed a motion to suppress. The trial […]
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