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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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