Is a police officer's conduct in ordering a passenger out of a car without license plates reasonable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Grant, 217 Cal.App.3d 1451, 266 Cal.Rptr. 587 (Cal. App. 1990):
In People v. Maxwell (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 1004, 254 Cal.Rptr. 124, the court found the officer's conduct in ordering the passenger out of a car [217 Cal.App.3d 1460] without license plates reasonable where the driver had no identification or vehicle registration and the officer wanted to see if the passenger could aid in accurately identifying the driver.
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