State v. Sanders

Deen, Chief Judge.

1. "[Ejxcept in those situations in which there is at least articulable and reasonable suspicion that a motorist is unlicensed or that an automobile is not registered, or that either the vehicle or an occupant is otherwise subject to seizure for violation of law, stopping an automobile and detaining the driver in order to check his driver’s license and the registration of the automobile are unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U. S. 648 (99 SC 1391, 59 LE2d 660, 673).

2. However, a police officer may always arrest a suspect for a crime being…