Court Opinion

ID: 9744507
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 22:04:51.605693+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:49.749332
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE WELCH, specially concurring: I write separately merely for clarification purposes. The traffic stop at issue in this case is not a “Terry stop.” Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 21-22, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889, 906, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 1880 (1968). This case concerns a lawful probable cause stop for a traffic violation. 625 ILCS 5/3 — 413(b) (West 2000) (regarding the obstructed visibility of a registration plate). However, Terry standards are still applied to determine the reasonableness of the continuing detention. See, e.g., People v. Gonzalez, 204 Ill. 2d 220, 228, 789 N.E.2d 260, 266 (2003) (“Terry principles apply even in the presence of probable cause”). In other words, the reasonableness analysis does not apply to the initial stop but does apply to the continuing stop. In all other respects, I concur with the majority.