Byndloss v. State

CATHELL, Judge.

This case concerns whether a police officer may detain the occupants of a vehicle for approximately thirty minutes, after the driver and passenger have both provided driver’s licenses and registration for the vehicle and the officer has written a warning for the traffic violation, while waiting for confirmation of the validity of the licenses and registration and checking for outstanding warrants. The central issue is whether the period of time that the driver and passenger were detained while the officer retrieved the information improperly extended the traffic stop beyond…