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by encore1101 » Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:05 am
It depends on your jurisdiction. Some states allow a police officer to ask a person's name (but imposes no duty on the person to respond), whereas other states require an individual to provide their identity. Still others prohibit cops from talking with individuals unless they have, at the very least, an "objective credible reason" (looking at you, NY).
Assuming that the police questioning was lawful, she does not have a constitutional basis to suppress the statement. SCOTUS has held that routine traffic stops do not constitute "custodial" stops for constitutional purposes (see Berkemer v. McCarty). Even if she was in custody, asking for someone's name is not "interrogation," as it was not likely to elicit an incriminating response.