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DUI Probable Cause And Chicken Wing Hot Sauce In Your Beard

June 4, 2020 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Bailey, 2019 IL App (3d) 180396 (May). Episode 631 (Duration 15:01)

Food in your beard is not particularly indicative of anything.

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Filed Under: DUI, Police, Probable Cause, Traffic Stop

Dropsy, Smells-Me, Front Seating, and Other Testilying Testimony Has To Be Weighed On It’s Own Merit

June 2, 2020 By Arthur McGibbons


People v. Campbell
, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (April)
. Episode 630 (Duration 11:07)

Court is not insensitive to claims of “dropsy” testimony and “testilying.”

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Filed Under: Police, Traffic Stop, UUW

3 Districts All Have Said The Smell Of Weed Still Justifies A Car Search

May 13, 2020 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Rice, 2019 IL App (3d) 170134 (April). Episode 623 (Duration 7:36)

A strong indication from the 3rd district on what the smell of weed means for a car search.

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Filed Under: Police, Probable Cause, Traffic Stop

In 2020 Can Police Search Your Car If They Smell Marijuana?

March 4, 2020 By Arthur McGibbons

After Illinois passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act which became effective in 2020, can police still search a car when they smell cannabis? Episode 745 (Duration 44:50)

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Filed Under: Probable Cause, Traffic Stop

Traffic Stop Based On Mistaken Identity Leads To An Odor Of Cannabis

February 12, 2020 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Hill, 2019 IL App (4th) 180041 (January). Episode 584 (Duration 16:08)

Officer sees passenger riding low in the seat and thinks it may be a guy wanted on warrant, turns out it wasn’t him.

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Filed Under: Police, Traffic Stop

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