UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DONALD T. HILL
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Keenan, March 30, 2017,
Second Stop – As long as at least one officer is working diligently on the original reason for the stop (and therefore the stop does not last any longer than it otherwise would), a second officer can stay with the car and conduct an unrelated investigation.
(Dissent- Davis- every minute “spent seeking to confirm [the passenger’s] identity unreasonably prolonged the traffic stop”)
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