Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Texas
do the police have the right to search the passenger of an auto. in a routine tr
Do the police have the right to ask for id of the passenger of an auto. durring a routine traffic stop? If the driver is not a felon or is not under arrest
Asked on 8/26/02, 1:14 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: do the police have the right to search the passenger of an auto. in a routin
Law enforcement has the right to do a "pat-down" search of all vehicle occupants, for weapons, for the officer's safety. This is sometimes referred to as a "Terry stop" from Terry vs. Ohio, the case which legalized this behavior.
Answered on 8/26/02, 10:37 am
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