St. Thomas Law Review
First Page
707
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Part II of this article briefly discusses the debate over what was considered pretextual activity in the time before Whren. Part III then analyzes both the facts and resolution of the pretext issue presented in Whren itself. Part IV explores what Wiren means for the future, both in terms of how this decision, when coupled with existing Fourth Amendment precedent enlarges what the police can do; and how two other Fourth Amendment cases which have recently been handed down, may even further expand what the police can do.
Recommended Citation
Mark M. Dobson,
The Police, Pretextual Investigatory Activity, and the Fourth Amendment: What Hath Whren Wrought,
9
St. Thomas L. Rev.
707
(1997).
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