{"id":87283,"date":"2019-01-03T12:16:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=87283"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:24:28","slug":"traffic-stop-arrest-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/traffic-stop-arrest-sentencing","title":{"rendered":"Is a Traffic Stop an Arrest for Sentencing Purposes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
The federal sentencing guidelines require that a court examine the criminal history of a defendant when he is being sentenced. The more offenses that a defendant accumulates, the higher the category for criminal history he falls into. The higher the category, the longer the minimum sentence that must be imposed. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals considered the issue of whether being pulled over by a police officer for a traffic stop and then receiving a summons to show up in court is the equivalent of an arrest for the purpose of determining a defendant’s criminal history at sentencing.<\/p>\n
Considering Traffic Stops as Criminal History<\/strong><\/h2>\n