Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2008No. 07-3087PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Traffic stops based on allegedly defective temporary vehicle registration tags have given rise to a whole body of law in our court. This case presents yet another twist in that ongoing story. Today, we hold that a trooper who effected a traffic stop because an out-of-state temporary registration permit was not displayed on the rear of the car, as required by Kansas law, did not act unreasonably for purposes of the Fourth Amendment, and we affirm the district court’s judgment to the same effect.
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Kansas State Trooper Andrew Dean stopped Henry Osvaldo Martinez and his…
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