Since I was pulled over for speeding and my car was searched and drugs were found, if I successfully fought the speeding ticket, would the possession charge have to be dropped?
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Since I was pulled over for speeding and my car was searched and drugs were found, if I successfully fought the speeding ticket, would the possession charge have to be dropped?
Asked on January 27, 2015 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Not necessarily. Only if you can show that you never should have been pulled over in the first place might you able to get the evidence of the drugs excluded, which would presumably lead to dropping the charges. Otherwise, even if you escaped a penalty, if there was nothing illegal about pulling you over, the search would most likely be legal, too.
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