Ordering Occupants Out of Their Vehicles — And into Officers’ Cruisers
Published for NC Criminal Law on September 26, 2016.
May an officer, during a traffic stop, order an occupant out of the stopped vehicle? Into the officer’s vehicle? The law on this question has become unsettled. Mimms: officers may order occupants out. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that, in the interest of officer safety, an officer may order any or all of ... Read more
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