Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen G. House
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2012No. 10-15912PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
When the driver of a motor vehicle notices blue lights flashing in the rear view mirror, the driver cannot help but feel a sense of dread. The public reposes a special trust in the peace officers we empower to patrol our highways. That power includes the authority to disrupt the flow of motor vehicle traffic, often traveling at high speeds, and the power to detain a driver and vehicle on the side of a road, which can be a dangerous place. This appeal involves a federal officer with limited authority who repeatedly usurped the power to patrol traffic, violated the civil…
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