me and my girl went to get grocieries from walmart and after we were going to walgreens on the way to walgreens cop pulled us over says he pulled us over for a out tail light and asked for both of are id's my girlfriends license was suspended but we didn't know about it bc she forgot to pay the 60$ left on her ticket. I ended up going to jail bc of a warrent and are car got towed. when we went to pick it up the next day nothing was wrong with the tail light everything worked fine. is this a legal reason to pull someone over. it was at about 1-2 o'clock in the morning and noone else was on the road can he pull us over for being the only ones? i need a proffessional opinion
2007-11-20 05:29:00 · 6 answers · asked by tturtle 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
All he really needs is "from my position it appeared the tail light was malfunctioning." This could be due to a flicker when you hit a bump.
Does not matter, your warrants are still valid and you won't get out of them even if you can show the stop was not proper.
2007-11-20 05:41:59 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He might have known you and knew you had a warrant. Then used the excuse of your tail light being out maybe just to get you to pull over. Besides you might have a faulty wiring system that doesn't occur all the time. No matter what the excuse you probably won't win in a probable cause. The officer had probabel cause to pull you over i.e. the tail light and then that's when he noticed the warrant. Police 1 you 0. Hard one to win. Good luck
2007-11-20 06:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by Speedracer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you gave him any kind of probably cause to pull you over then yes he could have and he did. Are you really upset over the fact that you got pulled over for a tail light being out or are you upset that you had to do some time in jail due to your warrants. Anytime you give a police officer probably cause they can pull you over. It could be as small as not using a blinker or your license plate light out and he can pull you over.
2007-11-20 06:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by Kat 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can not change history. All is final. The tail light may have been out when cop noticed it. I had this happen to me once, I got out and smacked the light and it came back on, I replaced the bulb and everyone was happy, no tockets issued. However, I did not have outstanding warrant(s). Sorry bud.
2007-11-20 06:20:33 · answer #4 · answered by smrty772 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i in my opinion doubt 3 random cops stopped you (for the suitable comparable violation) over a six month era for a mild that grew to become into in suitable working order. you in all probability have some style of short or wiring difficulty. in case you get pulled over again respectfully tell the Officer which you have been stopped for this earlier and that when you get domicile all the lights look working. Then ask him/her in the event that they're going to teach you the sunshine they are speaking approximately. they gained't beat you like Rodney King in case you get out of the automobile with permission. in case you sense like the stops have been made below fake pretense then document a criticism. i in my opinion doubt they have been yet you are able to consistently *****. additionally, the guy who published which you have a suitable to get out of your automobile and look at your taillight does not understand what they are speaking approximately. the US amazing court docket has ruled that the Police might make you reside on your automobile throughout a site visitors provide up and that in case you fail to conform with their orders you will possibly desire to be charged with a criminal offense. Like I pronounced, merely ask the Officer to teach you the sunshine they are speaking approximately.
2016-11-12 05:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by colbert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just amazes me when people do something illegal and then question the legality of how they got caught.
2007-11-20 07:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋