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11 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 2015–2024 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Rodriguez v. United Statesgreen2 sentences2022Thus, Appellant argues, Officer Wooden prolonged the stop beyond the time reasonably required to complete the mission of issuing a ticket or a warning for the traffic violation when he returned to Appellant’s vehicle to “see what [he could] figure out.” See Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 350 (“A seizure justified only by a police-observed traffic violation . . . ‘become[s] unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete th[e] mission’ of issuing a ticket for the violation.” (quoting Caballes, 543 U.S. at 407 ) (alterations in original)). 2021The Supreme Court of the United States has “held that a seizure justified only by a police-observed traffic violation becomes unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete the mission of issuing a ticket for the violation.” Id. at 193 & n.70 (citing Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 350–51). | 5 | 8 |
Davis v. Stategreen2 sentences2021See Evans, 500 S.W.3d at 537; see also Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 354 (“A seizure justified only by a police-observed traffic violation . . . become[s] unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete th[e] mission of issuing a ticket for the violation.”); Davis v. State, 947 S.W.2d 240, 243 (Tex. Crim. 2016Cf. Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ , ___, 135 S. Ct. 1609, 1611 (2015) (noting that “[a] seizure justified only by a police-observed traffic violation . . . become[s] unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete th[e] mission of issuing a ticket for the violation”); see Davis, 947 S.W.2d at 245 . | 2 | 2 |
Lerma v. Stategreen1 sentence2019Rodriguez, 135 S. Ct. at 1612 ; Lerma, 543 S.W.3d at 193 (“traffic stops may last no longer than necessary to effectuate the purpose of the stop”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Illinois v. Caballes
green
2 sentences2022Thus, Appellant argues, Officer Wooden prolonged the stop beyond the time reasonably required to complete the mission of issuing a ticket or a warning for the traffic violation when he returned to Appellant’s vehicle to “see what [he could] figure out.” See Rodriguez, 575 U.S. at 350 (“A seizure justified only by a police-observed traffic violation . . . ‘become[s] unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete th[e] mission’ of issuing a ticket for the violation.” (quoting Caballes, 543 U.S. at 407 ) (alterations in original)). 2016Id. at 1611 , quoting Caballes, 543 U.S. at 407 . | 5 | 2015–2022 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.