https://freerepublic.com/tag/heien/ en-us Tue, 3 Feb 2015 16:55:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3253598/posts In December of last year, the Supreme Court continued a decades-long tradition of chipping away at 4th Amendment rights by ruling that police may violate those rights “…if the violation results from a “reasonable” mistake about the law…” In the case of Heien v The State of North Carolina, police sergeant Matt Darisse stopped a vehicle he considered “suspicious” because one of three tail lights was faulty. While writing a warning ticket, he then “became suspicious” of vehicle occupants and “their answers to his questions.” When vehicle owner Nick Heien gave Sergeant Darisse permission to search the car, the officer... Coach is Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3253598/posts#comment Tue, 3 Feb 2015 16:55:29 GMT