hi I'm Officer 10 police department reason I'm stopping you is because you're coming down the Braska you're going 50 miles an hour so it was 30 right there do you have your driver's license I do awesome is this your car it is cool you have the I'm sorry it's under my mom's name but yeah it's my car gotcha you have the registration and insurance on that mm hmm you still live in Temple Terrace yeah OK where you guys coming from coming from my house coming from what my house Temple Terrace oh you coming from Temple Terrace yeah where where you guys headed I'm dropping my friend off to work oh OK but registration that's my mom's name so that's the registration no this is the registration okay she has like two okay yeah my car is insured I need the insurance aren't you just able to look up the insurance because do you have the app on your phone it's okay what what no I don't have the app what insurance company is it's in there it's in there you know what company it is I don't it's okay I'll try I'll try and look it up give me one second thank you you're welcome here you go okay uh well real quick just want to say in the middle of the road how about let me just talk to you over here on the side real quick do you want me to turn around and call me no no just hop on out I just want to talk to you behind your car so I don't get hit by one of these passing cars on my register it's okay I was able to look all up um can you talk to me right here it's cold no cause I don't want to get hit by a car you can walk around this side it's okay I'll get off did you leave your car on no it's good I was just make sure the heater was on you have a jacket or anything um yeah where are you guys going where are your cars from so uh where you guys coming from from my house your house OK um where are you going there's coming from get back in the car for me I am in the car no shut the door just close the door shut shut the shut the door what Izzy close the door like I'm just no you can't shut the door I'm just ready to go like shut the shut the door or I'm gonna take you to jail so this has nothing to do with you what are you doing OK uh sorry so OK well uh where'd you get the wristbands from the club they were at how'd you get in they let me in but okay I was I'm literally DD like I came from my house but I didn't know we were stopping at the club so I got you yeah uh how many drinks have you had tonight none you haven't drank anything tonight no OK so this is why I smell it um okay I got gum in my mouth but I don't know if that's has anything to do with it alright well uh real quick here hop along on the sidewalk for me so real quick so far feels very I just want to check your eyes make sure you're okay to be driving here somewhere like facing this way there you go uh if you just stay with your feet together and your hands by your side touching your thighs uh you wear contacts or glasses hmm you have any uh medical conditions see a doctor for anything uh taking prescription medication I see a doctor for anxiety but you take what I see a doctor for anxiety but I don't take prescription okay uh you have any injuries or disabilities no okay uh you see a tip of my pen uh what color is it so what I want you to do is I'mma move it back and forth several times i'mma I want you to follow it with your eyes without moving your head okay hi if you don't get back in the car you're gonna go to jail close your door Izzy it's okay like I just wanna go home like it's worse than sorry it's okay that's not that's not that is not your fault Izzy it's okay it's okay I'm sorry I'm just excuse me sir hi I'm easy can you close the door or you are going to I just listen to them no close the door now what are you doing if I walk over there you're gonna go in handcuffs and be arrested what are you doing this has nothing to do with you you're detained for a traffic stop sir close the door I understand we're detained for a traffic stop close the door you're you're interfering with an investigation close the door sir can I ask a question no no I'm going to arrest you if I walk over there close the door close the door I am staying in the vehicle that's fine close the door I'm trying to ask you right now what are you doing you're gonna go to jail is that what you want for what obstruction you're interfering with an investigation there is no investigation close the door what is the investigation about close the door right now sir I am trying to understand what do you want me to close the door for I am in the vehicle I am sitting right there just so I can talk to you calmly you have been putting that red light on my friend for like more than a minute two minutes no can you please tell me what you guys are doing Sir Mister Police Officer Sir are you done I'm not done stop talking OK how many times you have to tell you then enough no I'm just trying to stop I'm just trying to OK I don't know what alright the next exercise we do is a walking turn uh do me a favor hang out right here can I ask a question I'm sorry hang on hang on one just you're being OK hang on right here alright step out the car no sir I'm not stepping out of the car yes you are step out of the car OK I'm just trying to understand step out of the car sir I'm trying to understand what's going on put your hands behind your back no no no put your hands behind your back alright that's fine no you're being fine just chill out what did I do stop what did I do though you're not listening no I'm just trying to understand what's going on because you guys face the car you're literally pointing that red light at her for like a whole like 30 minutes face the face the door I'm trying to be cooperative I stayed in my vehicle I'm just asking I told you to close the door 10 times come right this way I understand that come on okay can you please like pause my phone and then put it back in the car no not only that like I really walk walk walk I'm gonna make you what is the investigation I'm gonna be 10 15 uh one time with a passenger can I pull my skirt down okay can I please pull my skirt down pull down why are you walking I'm trying you're in the middle of the street you're pulling me okay then I need to pull the front too don't face me can you turn on your body cam sir what is your badge number aww what is your badge number 1:07 no why are you manhandling me like that 1:07 what is your badge number I've been at you twice now have a seat 1:07 okay can I pull my skirt down yes have a seat it's up hey you're okay you're okay she's gonna have a seat I'm just gonna pull her skirt down pull her skirt down it's fine OK I'm getting in the car please let me go I'm getting in the car is your body cam even on I just wanna make sure she's fine what is your badge number sir give me first go to the side walk I don't know 9 5 9 and yours is 1 0 7 go to the side walk is yours OK is yours body cam on are you guys'body cam yes why haven't you responded yet what the fuck you're under arrest for what obstruction obstruction of what sir OK obstruction of what sir all I was asking was what is going on with my friend bro it's her birthday are you serious right now I was just trying to have a simple conversation oh my God I'm over this it is what it is bro okay so the next exercise we do it's a walk in turn here come right in front of my car phone yeah you're good right there perfect see this straight white line I just put down so that's what we're gonna use okay so basically I'm gonna put you in a starting position okay and then I'll explain the whole exercise on and demonstrate it for you and then I'll ask you if you have any questions okay so I want you to put your left foot on that line then your right oh so are are you comfortable in those or would you rather do this barefoot whatever whatever's more comfortable for you OK then your right foot in front of your left foot touching heel to toe like directly in front of it there you go then your hands by your side touching your thighs alright so I want you to stand just like that and I want you to move or begin until I tell you to start okay so when I tell you to begin what you're gonna do is you're gonna take 9 heel to toe steps down this line then you're gonna do a turn I'll show you how to do it and then you're gonna take 9 heel to toe steps back the whole time you're gonna be looking at your feet you're gonna count each step out loud keeping your hands by your sides once you start walking you don't stop until you're done so I'll demonstrate it for you so when I tell you to begin you're gonna go one two 3 so on so forth until you get to 9 when you reach 9 you keep this front foot planted your back foot comes off the line with a series of small steps you turn around and take nine steps the exact same way 1 2 3 so on so forth until you reach nine um just go back to that starting position for me um you have any questions about it yes ma'am oh alright well if you don't have any questions and you understand all the instructions you can begin whenever you're ready hands by your side touching your thumbs 4 5 6 7 8 okay so the next exercise we do is a one leg stand so stand right where you are it's fine with your feet together face on my car here you go with your feet together and your hands by your side touching your thighs so uh same thing I want you to stand just like that I don't want you to move or begin until I tell you to start okay you said one leg so I'll same thing I'll uh explain the whole exercise I'll demonstrate it then I'll ask you if you have any questions okay so when I tell you to begin you're gonna pick a foot it doesn't matter which one your right foot or your left foot and you're gonna raise it six inches off the ground like you have a Coke can you're gonna keep your foot parallel to the ground so your toes not pointing down it's not pointing up it's parallel to the ground you're gonna keep both legs straight and your hands by your sides and you're gonna look at whichever foot you have raised and you're gonna count out loud one thousand one one thousand two 1 thousand three so on so forth until I tell you to stop my best friend is always gets pulled over it's so unfair for her so annoyed so I'll demonstrate it for you when I tell you to begin you're gonna go 1000 one one thousand two one thousand three one thousand four one thousand five so on so forth until I tell you to stop both legs straight hands by your side foot's parallel to the ground so your toes not pointing down it's not pointing up it's parallel to the ground and looking at your foot alright you have any questions about it alright if you don't have any questions and you understand all the instructions you can begin whenever you're ready obstruction are you serious right now obstruction all they said was just get out the vehicle they even say why or nothing I'm so annoyed oh looking down at your foot what was that looking at your foot thousand 11,000 12,013 14 15 16 okay you can stop uh so with your feet together then your hands by your side still so uh face them that way so real quick I'll I'll kind of explain what's going on um I don't know that's I haven't actually yeah you got that okay so you want me to place your hands for DUI okay if we're being detained no one said you have the right to remain silent or anything uh no can you get some pants in my trunk um well so when you get to jail they're gonna change you out anyway come right over here for me but you've been in the car you need like a phone a wallet okay so whenever we do get to the jail I'm gonna ask you to provide a sample of your breath is that something you're willing to do alright so basically if you don't your license gets suspended for a year it'll be used against you in court but I'll I'll read you something once we get down there OK officer you have no right to search her vehicle right now wait sir no no no no you don't have a warrant to search my car you don't have a warrant to search my car get back in the car wait no no sir hey who you have no right to search her car officer I want your supervisor here right now you have no right to search you don't have the right to search my car you have no wait wait wait no I don't I search your car OK whenever you're arrested OK if I'm arrested you read me my Miranda rights no you don't search my car for no reason I'm searching your car but you say my Miranda rights you don't just search my car for no reason so yes you do if I'm under arrest no matter what you say you have the right to remain silent you didn't say that I don't need to be a police officer to know my rights I'm a college student cool sorry so you can stop gripping me and you don't need to be aggressive with my friend and you don't need to search my car and I know the law so you don't have to do that it's gonna be searched OK it's called an inventory search OK then you can state that but you don't have to be aggressive with me cause I wasn't aggressive with you and you don't have to grip my arm like that come over here respectfully I keep telling you cause I heard but I stop talking I didn't follow the rules or no come over here you said everything I needed to know I wasn't following the rules other side of the car can you get my phone please no officer you did not read my Miranda rights now look at that my phone is on top of the car please get my phone from on top of the car is your body camera on bro this is unfair MC their body cameras not on MC officer Izzy is your body camera on yes my okay my phone is on top of the car sir sit forward sit forward officer my phone is on top of the car please don't drive off without my phone on top of the car you put it on top of the car sir sit back I understand please Izzy listen to me please sit back I understand that trust me Izzy trust me could you place it back I am not only that officer like why are y'all searching her car so it's called an inventory search cause we have to tow it so we can search no no yes no that's how it works put your leg back in please get my phone on top of the car I'm going to I have a lot of memories OK I'm gonna go to my phone with my baby brother oh my Lord I don't give a fuck they're not supposed to do this they're not supposed to search your car I'm saying I know I said something but stop I don't care they're not is he listen to me is there body cam even on is he listen to me is he listen to me is he listen to me is he listen to me why did they tell you something is he listen to me shut up listen to me you're giving away too much information you need to be quiet we're in handcuffs we're being arrested you need to say as little as possible stop talking stop okay okay all I'm saying is Jesus Christ okay but at the end of the day i'mma keep saying what the fuck they're doing I understand I said okay search in the car yes but stop saying nothing more than that I'm see all I'm saying is they're not supposed to search the car that's what I said No. 1 I said No. 2 I said that too Izzy that's why I said just trust me stop saying you're saying more than you think I'm see I'm backing you up at the end of the day we were at separate times there's a camera inside this car there's a camera out there I said is your body cams on what's your badge number and everything I heard you Izzy I think I'mma back you up I like all I'm saying is they're not supposed to search the car they didn't even tell us what we're stepping out the vehicle for we did not have to step out the vehicle for nothing you saw how it took them a while a while to arrest me I know exactly because I had the cameras rolling I'm see that camera has been rolling since it's been on the top of your car that's why I said don't leave my phone on top of the car officer is are you guys grabbing my phone from on top of the car you put it one of y'all officers put it there on top of her car please just put it back in the car because it's not I have important memories on there like my baby brother and stuff like for real his birthday just passed like for real that like my baby brother is on is in that phone on top of the car that y'all put it on I have it in my hand okay thank you are you detaining us sir what's that are you detaining us sir you're both under arrest we're both under arrest um can you tell us why we're under arrest uh her for DUI and you for uh resisting obstructing an officer we look good on you we look good on the computer screen there's nothing else to do but just look seriously just literally like we're already in the back of this I know but we look so good on his laptop is he please officer yes I just want you to know you did this on her birthday so I hope you feel really good about yourself uh I didn't give her liquor and throw her some keys I would never let my friend drive I'd never let my friend drive on her birthday she was actually pretty awkward so that's that's why I was trying to ask why you made it seem like I wasn't listening to you well at the very end you got a little excitable unless you slammed it on my friend's face of course I'm gonna be defensive about it right I get I get that when I was trying I was staying calm and everything like I stayed in my body in the vehicle and everything and I was just trying to ask you like hey like it just feels like you've been pointing I don't know that red laser on my friend's face for a very long time I don't know what you're doing the eye test but I don't want to say too much honestly but yeah that's just what I'm saying Mister Officer I just wanted to understand your point of view sir well I I was telling you to do stuff I gave you 100 chances and you didn't it wasn't about 100 chances like I just feel like as a personnel of the city as a protector as a servant everything like at the end of the day like this is my best friend and everything and I just like when I ask questions I just feel like if I'm staying in the car and everything like you shouldn't have to like get all like of like aggressive and I'm staying in the car I literally told you I'm staying in the car I'm asking just questions about what is going on like what is happening because I'm trying to conduct my investigation you're yelling at me no I wasn't trying to I wasn't yelling at you I mean you were about like 50 feet away maybe five feet away or whatever five 10 feet away like a good amount between you and the other like police car it's just that On December 2Nd, 2024 A Speeding Stop In Temple Terrace Florida Ended With Two Women In Handcuffs One For Dui One For Asking Questions The Stop And The Dui Investigation Were Legally Sound 50 In A 30 Zone Probable Cause Established Three Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Administered In Full Compliance With Nitsa Protocol No Procedural Errors The Passenger Is Where The Law Gets Contested Maryland V Wilson Permits Officers To Order Passengers Out Of A Vehicle Florida Statute 8 43.02 Defines Obstruction As Physically Impeding An Officer'S Lawful Duty Verbal Questions From Inside A Stopped Vehicle Have Not Consistently Met That Threshold In Florida Appellate Courts The Officer Issued The Close The Door Command Over 10 Times Without Stating A Legal Basis When Asked Twice Obstruction Of What He Gave No Answer That Silence Is Exploitable In A Suppression Hearing The Inventory Search Was Legally Defensible Under South Dakota Versus Opperman Miranda At The Scene Was Not Required Warnings Attached Before Custodial Interrogation Not At The Moment Of Arrest The Grades Officer 1:07 C Plus The Arrest Of A Passenger For Verbal Questions While Seated Inside The Vehicle Without Articulating A Specific Legal Basis Places This Charge In Constitutionally Vulnerable Territory Officer 8:55 B Clean Field Sobriety Testing No Notable Errors The Driver B Minus Full Cooperation With All Tests Voluntarily Disclosed The Club Visit Without Prompting Information That Was Not Legally Required To Share The Passenger B+ Correctly Identified Her Fourth Amendment Rights Asked For Badge Numbers A First Amendment Protected Act No Physical Resistance At Any Point The Deduction Is Purely Strategic Not Legal Three Lessons From This Specific Encounter 1 Closing A Car Door Is Not A Concession The Passenger'S Legal Instincts Were Largely Correct But Exercising Those Rights Verbally At Roadside Against An Officer Who Had Already Decided To Escalate Accomplished Nothing Except Providing Grounds For An Additional Charge To The Driver Gave Away The Investigation Volunteering The Club Stop Before Being Asked Handed Officers A Narrative They Did Not Yet Have When Stopped For A Traffic Violation Answer What Is Asked Nothing More 3 The Obstruction Charge Here Is Legally Thin If The Defense Establishes That No Law Enforcement Action Was Materially Impeded The Charge Likely Will Not Survive A Motion To Dismiss Under Florida Case Law Document Everything Demand The Body Camera Footage Immediately Let Us Know If There Is An Interaction Or Legal Topic You Would Like 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