son (17) was stopped for 77mph in a 45mph. when asked to see the radar gun officer said he accidently reset it so he dropped it to 60mph. after stopping officer found 3 cans of coors light. ticket for speeding was thrown out with no ordinance number on it, I heard that if the speeding ticket is thrown out the other should be too. as they didn't have reason to stop him. what is the correct legal terminology for that?
2007-01-02 05:21:15 · 3 answers · asked by vvan3162 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
MIP? What's that mean? Men In Panties?
2007-01-02 08:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally, the procedure would be to make a motion to suppress evidence (i.e., the beer) on the grounds of an illegal search or seizure. The problem for your son is that just because he was not convicted of speeding does not mean that the officer did not have probable cause to detain him. If the officer had probable cause, and it looks like he did, the search was legal and the evidence would not be suppressed.
2007-01-02 14:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because the speeding ticket was tossed on a technicality does not mean that the stop is invalid. Hope his MIP costs him his license until he's 21!
Get a lawyer.
2007-01-02 13:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋