Define and provide an example of a pretext (pretextual) motor vehicle stop. What did the U.S. Supreme Court say about such stops in Whren v. U.S. (1996)? Explain why you agree or disagree with that decision
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A pretext (pretextual) motor vehicle stop is a valid stop that is used as a pretext to
search a vehicle. An example is when plainclothes vice officers patrolling a highdrug-crime area in an unmarked car stop a vehicle because the occupants acted
strangely. The U.S. Supreme Court in the Whren case said the test is whether the
officers "could have" made a valid stop for a traffic violation, even though that was
not the primary reason for the stop. I agree with that decision because police
officers have the responsibility to enforce all the state and local laws, not just the
laws that relate to their specific assignment.
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