Sergeant Eric McLean stopped Christopher Welch for a headlight — then spent 30 minutes demanding sobriety tests, conducting a warrantless frisk, and ordering Welch to abandon his car, all without probable cause or a lawful basis.
⚖️ LAWS & RIGHTS COVERED:
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1194 — Implied Consent (chemical testing only, not field sobriety tests)
Fourth Amendment — unreasonable seizure of person and property
Right to refuse field sobriety testing in New York
Community caretaking doctrine and its constitutional limits
Pat-down searches and the requirement of particularized reasonable suspicion
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