GROSSE, J.
A vehicle stop, whether pretextual or not, and no matter how brief, is a "seizure" for purposes of constitutional analysis regarding the validity of the stop. This "seizure" applies to the driver as well as the passengers of the vehicle, who may both contest the validity of the vehicle stop. Furthermore, where a defendant, as does Michael Byrd here, contests the validity of a stop and where, as here, the State appropriately concedes the stop is invalid...
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