LANSING, MI (AP)-- The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that police can pull over motorists whose license plates are obstructed by an object such as a bike rack or trailer hitch.
The unanimous opinion filed Tuesday concluded that the Michigan Vehicle Code requires motorists to attach their plates in a place where they can be seen without obstruction.
The high court overturned a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that suppressed evidence seized from a truck that was pulled over because police couldn't read the license plate. The court reinstated evidence in the felony gun and drug case against Charles Almando-Maurice Dunbar.
Dunbar argues that his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure were violated.