Are stopping and detaining the driver of a car without a search warrant unreasonable?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Buyea, 66 F.3d 336 (9th Cir. 1995):

"[E]xcept in those situations in which there is at least articulable and reasonable suspicion ... that either the vehicle or an occupant is ... subject to seizure for violation of law, stopping an automobile and detaining the driver ... are unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment." Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648, 663 (1979).

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