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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found in the search of his vehicle. The court held that the rapidly blinking turn signal provided reasonable suspicion to stop the car where state law required turn signals to be in good working condition. However, under Rodriguez v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 1609 (2015), the patrolman did unlawfully prolong the stop. The court held that the patrolman's actions were nonetheless permitted under binding case law at the time and thus the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied in this case.
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The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 14, 2020.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on February 16, 2022.
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Primary Holding
A rapidly blinking turn signal provided reasonable suspicion to stop a car where state law required turn signals to be in good working condition, and the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied to the patrolman's unlawfully prolonged stop.
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