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Appellate panel questions whether Snapchat image justified searches and removal of occupants in juvenile stop
Summary
Defense argued officers lacked reasonable suspicion to expand a traffic stop and search a vehicle after a live Snapchat photo showed a firearm; the Commonwealth said the close timing of live posts, identification of occupants and rapid sequence of events supported officers' actions.
In a juvenile-case appeal, the panel considered whether officers lawfully expanded a traffic stop and ordered occupants out after viewing a live Snapchat story that, according to officers, briefly showed what appeared to be a loaded firearm.
Defense counsel Jason Tautjas argued the Snapchat picture alone did not provide particularized suspicion that a firearm was improperly stored in the vehicle or that a specific…
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