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Do Police Have the Right to Search Your Vehicle at a DUI Stop? - Paul J. Tafelski
From Paul J. Tafelski, Michigan Defense Law - Do Police Have the Right to Search Your Vehicle at a DUI Stop? examines when officers in Michigan can legally search a vehicle during a DUI stop, and when they cannot. The discussion covers the Fourth Amendment protections that apply to vehicles, the automobile exception recognized in Carroll v. United States, and how probable cause differs from a simple hunch when it comes to justifying a warrantless search. It also explains how a lawful traffic stop in Oakland County does not, by itself, give officers the right to search a car without a separate…
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