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Task: Passengers’ Rights

Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249 (2007).

A passenger in a vehicle is seized when a vehicle is stopped and

therefore has a right to privacy which allows the passenger to

challenge the stop in cases where evidence is found on the

passenger.

Note: The case also upholds the authority of officers to control the

movements of a passenger during the vehicle stop.

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