I have a valid drivers license
Hi. To recap; I have a valid NY drivers license. The stop was for an "expired NJ DL". I never had an NJ DL. This is amistake in the NJ DMV system which I have partially resolved and I will resolve the NY/NJ issue separatley.
NJ "assigns" a number to "you" in the system if you receive a parking ticket in NJ on a car registered to you. To the officer, on his/her computer - this "number" appears to be a DL number.
I am trying to better understand the legality of the stop. The officer acted in good faith and had reason to pull me over - but the reason, an expired NJ lisence, is the result of a system-wide glitch per above.
I should have never been pulled over in the first place. When i was pulled over, the officer found/noticed/discovered my expired inspection sticker - for which i was cited.
Someone used the term "inevitable discovery". This sounds like a term of art with which I am not familiar, but in layman's terms, I do not believe my expired inspection would have been discovered without this particular stop happening.
My larger concern is that the stop was not justified, even with the opfficer acting reasonably. If it was, then the implications are troublesome as the State entity could intentionally provide officers with misinfomation to justify otherwise invalid stops.
I'm trying to understand what logic thread/president/term of art I need to research in order to effectivley make my case. All help is appreciated. And sorry for my atrocious spelling.