State v. Duran

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This appeal requires us to decide whether Defendant’s constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures was violated when, in the course of a routine traffic stop, Defendant and her passenger were separated and repeatedly questioned about their itinerary. We hold that the questioning of Defendant and her passenger was neither reasonably related to the purposes of the stop nor based upon particularized and objective factors giving rise to a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot. We further hold that Defendant’s consent to a…