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Switched acts allow searching says Fairfax criminal defense lawyer

Switched actions may lead a trial judge to conclude that a police frisk / patdown was lawful under the federal Constitution's Fourth Amendment based on reasonable articulable suspicion versus unlawful as a mere hunch. As a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know this to be...

Hunches do not justify police stops says Fairfax DUI lawyer

Hunches by themselves do not permit police stops of suspects. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that at minimum, the police officer needs reasonable articulable suspicion to stop a suspect. Moreover, Virginia has not yet recognized a community caretaker basis for police to stop...