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We further note that there is nothing constitutionally impermissible about an officer
asking for consent to search. Asking for consent during the course of a still incomplete traffic
stop is not the sort of unconstitutional “detour” envisioned by Rodriguez. Instead, consent is a
well-established exception to the rule prohibiting officers from extending a traffic stop to
investigate unrelated crimes. United States v. Santos, 161 F.4th 1007, 1013 (6th Cir. 2025) (“[A]
request [for consent] on its own does not impermissibly extend a stop” because it “is itself a
request to extend the stop that a driver may deny.”).
CONCLUSION
For the reasons noted above, we will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and
enter final judgment for the Commonwealth.
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