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Lago Vista Case
Atwater v City of Lago Vista (2001) was a case concerning the fourth amendment. This case was where the defendant Atwater was arrested for a seat belt violation. O’Connor wrote the dissent that the arrest was unreasonable. O’Connor stated “…pointless indignity’ that served no discernible state interest and yet holds that her arrest was constitutionally permissible (Electronic Privacy Information Center, 2005).” She implies that if an officer believes someone committed a crime in their presence they can arrest the accused person. This in O’Connor’s opinion presents an issue with the precedence it sets. To her it seems that police officers can use this to explore options that would be otherwise not permitted without an arrest.
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