People v. Jordan

Court granted Defendant's motion to suppress evidence in prosecution for possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, suppressing admissions made by Defendant and contraband seized during traffic stop, for suspected seatbelt violation, of vehicle in which Defendant was a passenger. Defendant was questioned while in custody without receiving Miranda warnings and waiving right against self-incrimination and right to counsel. By the time Defendant confessed to her possession of cannabis, her detention was no longer "ordinary" traffic stop, and stop had become a full drug search. (STEIGMANN and POPE, concurring.)