A Proper Stop On the morning of April 29, 2009 Officer Darisse was watching traffic pass by on Interstate 77 located in Dobson, North Carolina. Sometime after the Officer Darisse noticed a Ford Escort drive by and the driver of that vehicle “stiff and nervous” like the driver could be in trouble or causing trouble. Officer Darisse then decided to follow the vehicle and noticed it had a faulty break light. That is when Officer Darisse turned on his lights to pull the suspicious man over. The driver of the vehicle was Maynor Vasquez, he received a warning ticket for the faulty break light. The officer still had suspicion that something was not right and will consent from Vasquez he searched the vehicle and found a sandwich bag of cocaine. This …show more content…
It was reasonable because the officer had reasonable suspicion that there was something wrong with the driver. The officer followed his gut and whether people like it, the officers hunch was correct. Darisse stated that the driver looked “very stiff and nervous” and this is an accurate statement because the men had a sandwich bag of cocaine. Not only did the officer find cocaine in the vehicle, Officer Darisse asked both men permission before searching the vehicle and both men agreed. Because the men gave permission for Officer Darisse to search the vehicle their arrest was justified. If the stop had been reasonable and had not of been technically lawful, the seized evidence should be admissible. The definition of admissible is accepted or valid, especially as evidence in the court of law. Since Officer Darisse had reasonable supion to follow the vehicle and he asked Vasquez and Heien if he could search the vehicle. The men did not have to allow the officer to search the vehicle, but giving permission means any evidence found is justified in the court of law. If this stop had be reasonable the evidence should be admissible, and the two men should be find and have to face time for their …show more content…
“This is a felony crime with a prison sentence of 16 months to 3 years in addition to fines, which can go as high as $20,000 if convicted.” With a clean criminal record this punishment can vary in cost and time. In my option drugs is not worth the worry of getting caught. However, I believe that society should not ignore people suffering from a drug addiction. Society has a way of making people feel worse about their problems, and do not offer to help ones in need. Being an addict is difficult, and not having a support system can make it almost impossible to get
The police responded to a tip that a home was being used to sell drugs. When they arrived at the home, Gant answered the door and stated that he expected the owner to return home later. The officers left and did a record check of Gant and found that his driver’s license had been suspended and there was a warrant for his arrest. The officers returned to the house later that evening and Gant wasn’t there. Gant returned shortly and was recognized by officers. He parked at the end of the driveway and exited his vehicle and was placed under arrest 10 feet from his car and was placed in the back of the squad car immediately. After Gant was secured, two officers searched his car and found a gun and a bag of cocaine.
“On October 21, 2012 Sergeant William Butler and Officer Samantha Brown stopped a car in the 2000 block of East Street for failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian. In the course of the car stop it was determined the driver was Jeffery Cox. According to the DMV registration information, Mr. Cox owned the car. Sitting in the car front passenger seat was Amanda Watson. When the officers checked on any outstanding warrants on the occupants of the vehicle, they received a positive response on Ms. Watson. Police arrested her based on an outstanding arrest warrant for misdemeanor shoplifting. When Ms. Watson was ordered out of the vehicle to be handcuffed Sgt. Butler noticed a plastic bag of a substance he suspected to be crack cocaine lying on the front seat where Watson had been sitting. Incident to the arrest on the warrant, Sgt. Brown searched Ms. Watson and found $650 in small denomination bills but no devices with which to ingest crack cocaine.”
On June 26, 2006, a Sheriff Officer of the State of Florida, William Wheetley and his drug detection dog, Aldo, were on patrol. Furthermore, Officer Wheetley conducted a traffic stop of the defendant Clayton Harris for expired tags on his truck. As Officer Wheetley approached the truck, he noticed that Harris was acting nervous/anxious, more than he should have, and he also noticed an open can of beer in the cup holder next to him. At that moment, Officer Wheetley knew that he was hiding something, he requested to search
In the fact pattern provided, Mark Quickdraw, a detective is conducting an investigation case whose main mission is to capture a drug dealer named Sally Martin. Detective Quickdraw relies on what he heard about the drug dealer. That leads him to believe that she will be selling cocaine in the street she lives in. In connection to his belief, that shows the reasonable suspicion he had towards the drug dealer. Followed by reasonableness, he sends an informant Sneak Pete to her residence with police money in attempt to buy cocaine. The informant comes back and hands over a small bag of cocaine he obtained from a man in the residence. He also informs the detective that he suspects the drug dealer to be having amounts of drug since he observes a white plastic bags and digital scales. Not satisfie...
Drug court is between one to two years in duration, depending on which county the program is located in and how willing the participant is to implement the program into their daily lives. The philosophy is, “keep individuals in treatment long enough for it to work, while supervising them closely” (nadcp.org). Participants are held accountable for every action they have, whether positive or negative. Meaning, they are “rewarded for doing well or sanctioned when they do not live up to their obligations” (nadcp.org). Sanctions can range anywhere from community service, earlier curfew restrictions, a treatment facility, and even up to a weekend or months in jail, depending on the severity of the
At that call the one officer spoke in Spanish to the people in question so I did not understand a thing that was said. We did pull over a vehicle that was swerving. Officer Todd was nice enough to let me go up to the vehicle with him because of my background of being an officer many moons ago and knowing about officer safety. There were to subjects in the car, a female driving and a male passenger. He asked for driver’s license and registration we took that back to the vehicle and the female was driving on expired driver’s license. Officer Todd also could smell the odor of alcohol in the vehicle. At this time a fellow officer Banks came over to myside and opened the car door and talked with the male passenger. He found open containers of beer and made the male pour everything out. Also Officer Todd asked the female how much she had been drinking and she stated “Two Beers” (the standard answer) we left the suspects in the vehicle and walked back to our
Williams case law. A summary of the case law goes as follows. In the year 2008, a DEA agent had arrested an individual who was a part of an investigation dealing with drug-trafficking. The following day, the DEA agent received information about another drug transaction that was likely to occur. From gaining the information, the DEA agent informed Chicago P.D to have them on standby. The CPD officer who was also on the DEA task force who collaborated between the two, was advised about the type of vehicle in addition to when and where the probable transaction would occur. The CPD officer then found the vehicle and issued a traffic stop based on the fact that the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. Approaching the car, he saw pieces of marijuana on the lap of the driver and ordered them to exit the vehicle for a search and found additional marijuana inside the vehicle along with a kilogram of cocaine in the backseat. At trial, the court stated that the officer did not have plain view of the drugs or probable cause to search the vehicle based on a seatbelt violation. On the other hand, based on the information that was given to the CPD officer from the DEA agents provided enough probable cause that would allow that officer to search the
The consequences that follow the use of any drug are unfavorable. Although many individuals may see drug addiction as a mere lifestyle choice, it is a problem that many individuals suffer from and inevitably a growing issue that leaves major social and economic impacts.
Substance abuse is a national problem. Prisons are overcrowded with these types of offenders. People will do anything to get these drugs ranging from petty theft to murder. People with substance abuse problems know no boundaries. All they think about is how they are going to get that drug for that day.
As we cruised around the community, he pointed out countless minor traffic violations, both moving and non-moving, but opted not to make any stops. At this point he stated his main concern was to spot any impaired drivers and get them off the road. Eventually, as we came up behind an older civic (the Civic had a broken brake light) on Centreville Road, the officer stated that he detected the scent of marijuana coming from the Civic. The driver of the Civic noticed Crutchman’s police cruiser behind him and dropped his speed to 5 mph under the posted limit. Officer Crutchman began tailing the vehicle which immediately turned off on the next available road. We proceeded to follow the Civic for a couple of miles. I could tell that Officer Crutchman wanted to make the stop, and I inquired why he hadn’t done so already on account of the Civic’s faulty brake light. He responded that he is cautious about making such stops because he does not want a “new law named after him” on account of the controversy surrounding pretextual stops. It is possible that this careful attitude has developed as a result of the rising public outcry against police and
They have been spending any money they can get on to score more drugs, funding their habit and causing their family to go broke. They can easily spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars fueling their drug habit in as little as one day or a short binge. Their addiction to drugs may be so severe that they are no longer able to function in the workplace, causing them to lose their job. These creates a bigger burden on your spouse or partner as they are then required to solely provide and care for the rest of the family, as well as for the addict. Far too many families have been faced with the decision of bankruptcy, foreclosure, losing their life’s savings, retirement savings due to their loved one addiction. It is a lot worse for people in poverty, because usually the cost of the substance could be worth what they earn. It can also cause trouble with the law costing hundreds and maybe thousands of dollars. In the article (Financial and Legal Consequences of Drug Abuse)” The government regulates addictive substances in an effort to reduce access to harmful drugs and preserve the health of its people. More than 46 percent –almost half—of federal arrests in the United States are on drug-related charges. An arrest like this most often leads to significant jail time, probation and a series of legal consequences that follow you permanently throughout life”.
A crucial duty of being an officer is being able to assess each situation as it comes and reasonably transition degrees of force when necessary. Given the fact that no police department policy can realistically predict every situation an officer will encounter, the officer must use an objectively reasonable force that he believes suits the circumstance. Therefore, the officer was allowed to act in this way in order to protect himself and the citizens around
The penalty for a second criminal offense is at least a maximum fine of $1,000 or six months in jail or both. By going to jail you automatically get a criminal record, which already has many bad consequences and you loss $1,000 just by having marijuana with you. “I have a dream that we won’t have to talk about ‘restorative justice’ because it will be understood that true justice is about restoration, and about transformation. I have a dream.” -Howard
Furthermore, they are aware of the rights that drivers have during such stops. By calling a stop into question, they may be able to show that a driver’s rights were violated, and thus, his or her arrest was invalid. Countering the evidence Before arresting drivers for DWI, law enforcement officers often ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to submit to breath tests. The authorities then use the results of these tests as evidence to support the motorists’ arrests.
Drug addiction is a very big problem in today’s society. Many people have had their lives ruined due to drug addiction. The people that use the drugs don’t even realize that they have an addiction. They continue to use the drug not even realizing that their whole world is crashing down around them. Drug addicts normally lose their family and friends due to drug addiction.