An Atlanta policeman had been murdered during a traffic stop.
Thus, the traffic stop by itself was lawful from the start.
He was never charged in connection with the traffic stop.
He saw the traffic stop and the walk light change.
"Using race as a key factor in deciding whether to make a traffic stop."
At the traffic stop, there was an exchange of fire.
Three days after the traffic stop, Gooden turned himself in to police.
I didn't need a traffic stop or a speeding ticket.
Before the Court's decision in this case, the law was clear that a traffic stop seized the driver of the car.
The police, among themselves, call it "profiling," making a traffic stop of someone they believe likely to be involved in the drug trade.
