Episode 132: State v. Eagle

Query: Is a driver “seized” throughout the which means of the Fourth Modification when a police officer in a marked police cruiser drivers slowly previous a parked car at evening, backs up, pulls in behind the car whereas activating the patrol automotive’s blue lights, blocks the motive force’s exit, after which stays within the police cruiser roughly one minute whereas checking Defendant’s license plate? Reply: Sure, in accordance with the latest Courtroom of Appeals determination in State v. Eagle. In as we speak’s episode, Jake analyzes the Courtroom’s determination and the impression on car stops involving an impaired driver.