What You Should Know If a Cop Pulls You Over in New Jersey
Kip Cornwell, professor of law at Seton Hall University School of Law, discusses the legality of several aspects of traffic stops in New Jersey, after a 61-year-old woman was injured when she was pulled over by a local police officer, and in light of the national conversation centered around the traffic stops of Sandra Bland and Samuel DuBose.
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Posted by Brian Lehrer on Tuesday, 4 August 2015
More on the recent Clark, NJ traffic stop, now being explained by Kip Cornwell @SetonHallLaw, from @njdotcom: http://t.co/nsegx2Skxm
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 5, 2015
Cornwell explains: many states have Stop + Identify laws. In many cases, police have broad authority to decide when arrest is appropriate.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 5, 2015
Cornwell responds: No. You could have called his bluff - ask whether there was a violation. If no, explain you would like to leave.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 5, 2015
@BrianLehrer This caller pointed out a VERY important side of this discussion. The whole segment is eye opening for me. Mostly it's scary.
— Fantastic Voyager (@montycas) August 5, 2015
@BrianLehrer Hey, FYI: It's the PRINT 8/7 issue of The Week that seems to home in on police-power-tripping: http://t.co/2sQhu90XHD
— Fafa Sojidellha (@fafa019) August 5, 2015
Do you have right to refuse a sobriety test? Cornwell: if you comply, officer can interpret results. If you refuse, they would need warrant.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 5, 2015
How to discern real undercover cops from fakers: -if they show ID: you can be arrested for not complying -if they can’t show ID: take off
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 5, 2015
