A stop or continuation of a stop cannot be based on a mere hunch, and this one was. State v. Martinez, 2013 Kan. LEXIS 16 (February 1, 2013).*
The officers’ testimony that they observed plaintiff engaged in a drug transaction was probable cause for arrest foreclosing his § 1983 claim. Fahie v. Rivera, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 2368 (2d Cir. February 4, 2013).*
A Syracuse police officer was working off duty at an athletic event in the Town of Dewitt, and he lacked police authority there. His search of defendant’s car was thus unlawful. People v McGrew, 2013 NY Slip Op 637, 2013 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 673 (4th Dept. February 1, 2013).*
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