I work at a tobacco shop. And after they said I blown through a stop sign. When asked when drinking I said no. Then he said I smelled, and I quote, “of something suspicious”. I get cops get their paycheck for tickets and such but seriously has it really gotten this bad that for a ticket they try to make it something bigger? and ignoring my rights?
you can decline a field sobriety test of any sort. They need probably cause to stop you, reasonable suspicion to arrest you. They also can’t detain you for an unreasonable amount of time.
Cops trample over these rights regularly. Get their camera footage and you might have a way to get the case dismissed.
They need more than reasonable suspicion to arrest you. The bar for arrest is probable cause.
Thanks, I got the terms reversed.