State v. Zin Min Aung

Defendant challenges his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance,1 arguing that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a search of his car. He maintains that the police officer who stopped him for a traffic violation unlawfully extended the duration of that stop by asking a second officer to finish writing the traffic citation while the first officer sought and received defendant’s consent to search his car. Defendant suggests that the delay caused by the handoff of the citation — even if only a few seconds — violated Article I,…