U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 9, 2014
A new version of 'reasonable suspicion'
Until now, the Supreme Court has defined three levels of suspicion under the Fourth Amendment: probable cause, reasonable suspicion, and no suspicion.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
A motorist sees another car weaving all over the highway. She calls 911 to report a possible drunk driver, supplying the car's make and model, location and direction of travel. The police pull over the car matching the caller's description without waiting to see any bad driving for themselves. Our Supreme Court held that precisely this type of anonymous-tip-based stop was constitutionally permissible in People v. Wells, 38 Cal. 4th 1078 (2006). In Navarette v. California, N...
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