Traffic Stop Procedure

You are driving down the road when suddenly those dreaded blue flashing lights appear in your rear view mirror.  You may be thinking “Wait, what have I done wrong?” Once you have a chance you pull over and the officer approaches your window.  Likely you are so nervous...

Concealed Weapon

So maybe you have been pulled over.  You may either know or not know why you have been pulled over by police but one thought in your mind is that you have a gun in the car and you are not sure how to approach the subject.  Depending on what jurisdiction you are in it...

Police Officer’s Visual Estimate of Speed

A popular question that often comes when discussing probable cause for a traffic stop is can a police officer stop someone based only on a visual estimate of their speed?  In the Fourth Circuit that question appeared to be answered in the case of United States v....