In a traffic stop, can the officer question the driver about the driver's medical history or medical history of the patient at the time of the traffic stop?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Breedlove, 2d Crim. No. B296134 (Cal. App. 2020):
Cal.App.4th 493, 499.) The officer may inquire about matters unrelated to the traffic stop so long as the questioning does not prolong the detention beyond the reasonable time required to cite the driver for the violation. (People v. Tully (2012) 54 Cal.4th 952, 981.)
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