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New page: In ''Brendlin v. California'', 127 S. Ct. 2400 (2007), a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic check has a Fourth Amendment right agains...

In ''Brendlin v. California'', 127 S. Ct. 2400 (2007), a unanimous [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic check has a [[Fourth Amendment]] right against unlawful seizure. The passenger "was seized from the moment [the driver]'s car came to a halt on the side of the road, and it was error to deny his suppression motion on the ground that seizure occurred only at the formal arrest."

Justice [[David Souter]], writing for the Court, held that:

:"When a police officer makes a traffic stop, the driver of the car is seized within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. The question in this case is whether the same is true of a passenger. We hold that a passenger is seized as well and so may challenge the constitutionality of the stop.

As a result, the seizure of methamphetamine paraphernalia may be suppressed from evidence if found to be lacking in adequate cause for the search under the [[Fourth Amendment]].
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