Can a traffic stop constitute a detention under the Fourth Amendment?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Serino, G053273 (Cal. App. 2017):

detained may be involved in criminal activity.'" (People v. Casares (2016) 62 Cal.4th 808, 837-38.) "A traffic stop constitutes a detention under the Fourth Amendment." (People v. Torres (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 775, 785.)

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