What is the test for reasonable suspicion to justify a traffic stop?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kay, D073187 (Cal. App. 2018):
" 'The "reasonable suspicion" necessary to justify such a stop "is dependent upon both the content of information possessed by police and its degree of reliability[,]" [citation] . . . tak[ing] into account "the totality of the circumstances . . . ." ' " (People v. Brown (2015) 61 Cal.4th 968, 981 (Brown).) Even conduct that is ambiguous and susceptible of an innocent explanation may give rise to reasonable suspicion of criminal
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