Question: A police officer pulled over a driver for speeding. He believed that the driver was acting irritable and fidgety, but he had no articulable reason
A police officer pulled over a driver for speeding. He believed that the driver was acting irritable and fidgety, but he had no articulable reason to think anything was wrong. He searched the car anyway and found hidden under the seat two cartons of freshly canned peaches which were owned by the driver's neighbor and reported stolen off of her porch 24 hours earlier. Authorities charged him with theft under the state criminal code. The probable result of his motion to suppress the evidence because of an unlawful search would be: a.Granted by the trial court, because the search was unconstitutional due to the officer having no probable cause that would justify searching the car. b.Denied, because when a car is pulled over for speeding, the officer need not obtain a search warrant prior to making any search. c.Denied, because the stop and the search were within the normal bounds of propriety for a speeding stop. d.Denied , because driver being fidgety is enough for probable cause for a full search of the vehicle
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