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IL: Stickers and religious talismans not RS on totality

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

The stop of defendant's tractor trailer was based on hunches. Even collectively, the information did not rise to reasonable suspicion. People v. Ruano, 2008 Ill. App. LEXIS 1318 (December 26, 2008): Here, the stop of defendant's vehicle was based upon the status of its registration as well as other questionable factors related by Inspector Knaus. These additional factors included, inter alia, the truck's state of origin, that it was owner-operated, that it was adorned with certain stickers, that it pulled a refrigerated trailer complete with a padlock and seal, and that the cab was decorated with religious artifacts and talismans. According to the State, all of these factors observed by the officers, taken in combination, were sufficient to warrant an investigatory stop of defendant's truck...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on January 05, 2009 (boomark / email).