The circuit court denied the motion. When we review a motion to suppress evidence, we will uphold the circuit court's findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous. However, whether those facts establish reasonable suspicion to stop or probable cause to arrest are questions of law which we review de novo . The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. See U.S. Const.
Statements given and items seized during a period of illegal detention are inadmissible.
See id. at 21-22. The question of what constitutes reasonable suspicion is a common sense test. The test is designed to balance the personal intrusion into the suspect's privacy occasioned by the stop against the societal interests in solving crime and bringing offenders to justice. Miller argues that Spaeth did not have reasonable suspicion to support an investigative stop. He contends that Spaeth cannot rely on any information gathered from her first stop because she did not give him a citation then.