Woman Wins Drunken Driving Case At Michigan Supreme Court

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From the Associated Press — An anonymous call alleging that a driver could be drunk wasn’t enough for police to make a traffic stop in Huron County in Michigan’s Thumb. That’s the opinion of the Michigan Supreme Court. The court says the stop violated constitutional protections against search and seizure. A police officer followed the woman’s car but didn’t see any violations before stopping the vehicle. The woman was charged with drunk driving while with a child and having an open container of alcohol. Justice Richard Bernstein says being obnoxious and yelling at kids doesn’t create a reasonable suspicion that someone is drunk.