Let's just say the snow patrol, aka your friendly neighborhood police, pulls you over for an "equipment malfunction of your sleigh." Traditionally that means one of your tag lights or head lights is out. The officer thinks he's smart and he asks for permission to search your car. Well he can't search it and inform he can't search it.

When the small reason you were stopped is over - i.e. speed, lights, noise - the reason for the stop is over. Should the officer expand the scope of his search without your permission, all items found would be suppressible. Now should you just say "hey search me," we'll you just gave up your rights. So whatever peppermint stick for old St.Nick/illegal drugs the cops find - which your nephew left in your car - is now yours for you to explain away.

Same goes for a stop and frisk of you outside your vehicle. The bag of goodies/suit case in your car or trunk has nothing to do with it. So should the cops finds pills, pot or anything you wouldn't want Santa to know about it, they can't use it against you, should you have told them NO to the search.

Again, it maybe a marshmallow world that we live in at Christmas, but its the school of hard knocks every day. Learn your rights and protect yourself, sleigh, stockings and cottage against illegal search and seizure. The Roden Law Firm is trained in these matters and knows when to file motions to suppress in all kinds of drug cases. Feel free to checkout my website at www.drugdefensefirm.com or call my office at in Ft. Pierce, Vero Beach, Stuart and Melbourne at 772-465-5171.

Freedom from Illegal Drug Search and Seizure whether its your stocking, sleigh or christmas cottage

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