united-states police sixth-amendment
Does one have the power to order the police to provide them with a public defendant lawyer during a traffic stop, stop-and-frisk, or pretextual stop?
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<p>When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a
stop and frisk. When police stop an automobile, this is known as a
traffic stop. If the police stop a motor vehicle on minor
infringements in order to investigate other suspected criminal
activity, this is known as a pretextual stop. Additional rules apply
to stops that occur on a bus.[3]</p>
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<h1>No</h1>
<p>Besides this being clearly unworkable, the requirements for the state providing public defense attorneys include being in need (you will need to provide an affadavit or similar to the effect) and when the defendant is at risk of <strong>significant time of confinement</strong>.  The 5 to 15 minutes of the traffic or Terry stop are not considered significant.  Nor are the processing times of arresting you and taking you in.</p>
<p>Trying to make the officer provide you with an attorney (or declaring you aren't doing anything without one) before complying with their orders may well result in your incarceration and subsequent assignment of a public defender.</p>

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<p>Does one have the power to order the police to provide them with a
public defendant lawyer during a traffic stop, stop-and-frisk, or
pretextual stop?</p>
</blockquote>
<h1>No</h1>
<p>The right to a lawyer generally attaches only when you are arraigned for a crime in court.</p>
