Killeen, TX asked in Criminal Law and Traffic Tickets for Texas

Q: Was this a lawful traffic stop?

I was pulled over because the officer said I pulled too far past the white line at a stop sign (which I did not ) he immediately asked to walk the dog around my truck I said no but they still did. He never even asked me for my license and registration also during the stop he asked me who was inside the house I had just left ...is this stop legal?

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Penny Wymyczak-White
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A: The stop may be legal but the dogs are not

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John Cucci Jr.
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A: In United States v Place, the US supreme court said that drug sniffing dogs in a public place is not a search and it is legal.

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