Traffic Stops - Your Legal Defense Can Start Here
Whether you've been accused of DUI or
Drug Possession in Pennsylvania, if your charges stem from a traffic stop, your defense may begin here.
In assessing a case and potential defenses, the analysis begins at the inception of your encounter with the police. If you were operating or a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police, this may be your first line of defense.
In order for a traffic stop to be valid, it must be supported by facts that provide a lawful purpose for the stop. Additionally, simply because the traffic stop itself may be lawful, the facts may not support further intrusion by the police. That's why we want to know: What was the basis for the stop? What did the police observe when making contact with the vehicle, the driver, and it occupants? If the police searched the vehicle or the persons in it, what was the basis? Was it supported by fact? Did they have consent or a warrant?
Knowledge and experience in defending these types of cases is what gives us the ability to determine how to asks these questions and make the answers work for you. If the traffic stop and/or the steps taken by police immediately after the stop are unlawful or invalid, the incrimating evidence against may have been illegally seized. As a result, the illegally seized evidence should be suppressed or thrown out. Without the incriminating evidence, the prosecution may have no case.
If you've been the subject of a traffic stop and charged with DUI or Drug Offenses, contact
Criminal Defense Attorney Shawn Curry today.