Kazimierez
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California, Live in Oregon
I was driving off-payment on a dirt road and passed a game warden turning around at the turn out. I continued down the road and a few minutes later, he was going faster than me and on my tail. I pulled over at the next turn out to let him by. He pulled over too and came walking up. No lights on or anything. I said "I was just letting you by." He says, "I thought you needed help" "No I just got this truck and was taking it slow down the mountain." He asked for my insurance, license and registration. I gave it to him. He goes back to his truck, calls it in I guess. I get out of the vehicle. He comes back and says something like "You mind if I search." "Yes I do, I wanna get back to my family." He asked me again, I said no, "Why. Don't you need a reason to search?" "Actually I don't" He says. I am looking at his gun, we are are alone out in the woods, he asks me to open up the back and I do. He also asked me if I hunt I said never had a license, etc. I mumbled something about my seats getting cut up or something. He finally finds an open container, cites me and says "He smelled alcohol that's why he searched."
Just because he is a game warden, I said "No" asked him for a reason, he says he doesn't need one, is this illegal?
I want to argue the search was illegal. What do you guys think?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I was driving off-payment on a dirt road and passed a game warden turning around at the turn out. I continued down the road and a few minutes later, he was going faster than me and on my tail. I pulled over at the next turn out to let him by. He pulled over too and came walking up. No lights on or anything. I said "I was just letting you by." He says, "I thought you needed help" "No I just got this truck and was taking it slow down the mountain." He asked for my insurance, license and registration. I gave it to him. He goes back to his truck, calls it in I guess. I get out of the vehicle. He comes back and says something like "You mind if I search." "Yes I do, I wanna get back to my family." He asked me again, I said no, "Why. Don't you need a reason to search?" "Actually I don't" He says. I am looking at his gun, we are are alone out in the woods, he asks me to open up the back and I do. He also asked me if I hunt I said never had a license, etc. I mumbled something about my seats getting cut up or something. He finally finds an open container, cites me and says "He smelled alcohol that's why he searched."
Just because he is a game warden, I said "No" asked him for a reason, he says he doesn't need one, is this illegal?
I want to argue the search was illegal. What do you guys think?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?