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Can an officer stop a car for a traffic infraction when his or her real justification for doing so is a pretext to search for drugs or something else?

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Can an officer stop a car for a traffic infraction when his or her real justification for doing so is a pretext to search for drugs or something else?

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A. Yes. Whenever probable cause supports a stop, an officer’s subjective reason for the stop is irrelevant. Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. ___, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996).