Driving home late after work one evening in California, an officer pulls you over for having a tail light out. After approaching your vehicle and asking you preliminary questions, the officer asks to search your vehicle. You worry that the officer may find traces or marijuana or an empty beer can if you consent to the search, but you also worry that refusing to consent will make the officer believe you have something to hide.
Perhaps after a long day, you accidentally take a wrong turn down a dead end in your neighborhood. You attempt to quickly turn around, but an officer watches you and pulls you over to question you. Upon lowering your window, the officer notices a strong smell of marijuana in the car, and the officer arrests you and charges you for driving under the influence of drugs.
