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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."
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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, reasoned that a reasonable passenger would not feel free to leave from such a stop.  The Court held that:
 
Justice [[David Souter]], writing for the Court, reasoned that a reasonable passenger would not feel free to leave from such a stop.  The Court held that:
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