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Published December 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

From the Bench: Probable cause to stop a motorist

I have often been asked, both when I was a practicing attorney and since being appointed to the bench, what facts justify an officer pulling over a motorist in Minnesota. There are many cases that have addressed this issue, and as you would expect, those cases are very fact specific.

By: Judge William Cashman, Stearns County District Court, Alexandria Echo Press

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