Search and seizure

Police Violate Civil Rights Illegal Search and Seizure and Arrest

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• published: 27 Mar 2016
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UPDATE---- Went to trial today only to have the officer not show up and got my case dismissed. Should I try to refile or just proceed with the lawsuit? He conveniently had a last minute family emergency come up, but I seen him in the back parking lot bullshittin with his other cronies after I walked out of court lmao. Let me start by saying, this is the fastest I've ever been arrested... Please let me know if you see anything that relates to rights violations, thanks. I have done a good deal of research and discovered several case laws that prohibit the officer from searching my bag in my truck, which can clearly be heard in the video as he's inside my truck. I was pulled over for my "illegal" underglow lighting, and then arrested for that also. I was also charged with "failure to display drivers license" for not giving it to the officer fast enough. After I was arrested, as he started patting me down, I clearly state that I don't consent to searches, so how is it he thinks its ok to search my truck. So what I've found so far: This is what I was accused of: "Illegal Underglow" turns out to be not so Ilegal. Sec. 547.332. OTHER LAMPS PERMITTED. A motor vehicle may be equipped with: (1) not more than two side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or white light without glare; (2) not more than two running board courtesy lamps, one on each side of the vehicle, that emit an amber or white light without glare; and (3) one or more backup lamps that: (A) emit an amber or white light only when the vehicle is not moving forward; and (B) may be displayed separately or in combination with another lamp. And this is what I believe allows my "Illegal" lights: Sec. 547.305. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS. (a) A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or emergency vehicle, tow truck, or school bus warning lamp, that projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle. (b) Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle, with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle. (c) A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless the equipment is: (1) used as specifically authorized by this chapter; or (2) a running lamp, headlamp, taillamp, backup lamp, or turn signal lamp that is used as authorized by law. (d) A vehicle may be equipped with alternately flashing lighting equipment described by Section 547.701 or 547.702 only if the vehicle is: (1) a school bus; (2) an authorized emergency vehicle; (3) a church bus that has the words "church bus" printed on the front and rear of the bus so as to be clearly discernable to other vehicle operators; (4) a tow truck while under the direction of a law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or while hooking up to a disabled vehicle on a roadway; or (5) a tow truck with a mounted light bar which has turn signals and stop lamps in addition to those required by Sections 547.322, 547.323, and 547.324, Transportation Code. (e) A person may not operate highway maintenance or service equipment, including snow-removal equipment, that is not equipped with lamps or that does not display lighted lamps as required by the standards and specifications adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation. (f) In this section "tow truck" means a motor vehicle or mechanical device that is adapted or used to tow, winch, or move a disabled vehicle. These are straight out of the Texas Transportation Code, so please call me out on it if you see anything different.