BROWN, J.
At issue in this case is the validity of the consent given to police officers to search an automobile during a routine traffic stop. Timothy R. Stankus alleges that the police employ a procedure designed to create a coercive atmosphere affecting a person's ability to freely decide whether to consent to a search of a car. That procedure is to suddenly place one officer at the passenger side of the car to assist the other officer, who is positioned at the...
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