Re: STOP, DETAIN, SEARCH - What CAN an Officer Do Legally (IANAL)
There's that (and thanks for your presentation by the way) and the other encounter possibility...
Namely, if you are stopped and asked if there is a firearm in the vehicle and you respond, "I do not consent to any searches and I wish to exercise my 5th Amendment rights at this time. (or, I refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate me and refuse all questions without a lawyer present)."
Now, logic dictates that there is a high probability you are hiding something, so is the search on? But, I am thinking legally, they cannot search barring any RAS of a crime other than your taking the 5th.
Of course, what probably happens is you're searched and anything that is found as 'contraband' is attempted to be suppressed by your lawyer.
What a gamble the law seems to have become IMHO.
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