Court Rules in Traffic-Stop Case

RALEIGH — The U.S. Constitution allows police officers to conduct traffic stops based upon a “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activity. Does reasonable suspicion for a stop exist if a police officer detects an automobile whose registered owner has a suspended driver’s license but the officer can’t see the driver and the car isn’t otherwise violating any traffic regulations? The answer, according to the state’s second highest court, is “yes.”