My question involves criminal law for the state of: Pennsylvania.
I was pulled over by a state trooper for having a suspended license. However my license is NOT suspended; I have a probationary license, which means I can drive anywhere for any reason between the hours of 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. I was pulled over within those hours. There is an automated system to call to check the status of a drivers license, and every time I call, the status of my license is "suspended". I called the DMV about this and was told that although I have probationary license, it will come up as suspended, and that I will need to, at all times, have the paper in my vehicle that states which vehicles and hours I can drive. OK. So back to the incident.
A state trooper was behind me for several miles, she went to pass, then slows down to get behind me and pulls me over. She approaches and asked for my license and registration, and tells me that I'm being stopped because my license came up as suspended when my plate was ran. She then tells me she smells alcohol. I told her how I was drinking the night before (I was, heavily). I gave her my license and papers and she goes to the cruiser for about 5 minutes. She comes back and asks me to step out of the vehicle, where she then proceeds to conduct a field sobriety test. I did well except the part where you have to stand on one foot for 30 seconds; I only maintained that for about 6 seconds. I did not fall, but I had to put my other foot down. After this she has be blow into a breathalyzer which, I apparently was not blowing into hard enough, even though I thought I was. So she has me immediately blow again -- not waiting the required 15 minutes between tests (although, I don't know if the first attempt to blow would constitute a test, being that it never completed). I blew a .14 something, which was shocking to me because I really didn't feel too intoxicated. I was taken to the hospital and given a blood test. Still awaiting charges in the mail.
I'm wondering if the officer's belief (though erroneous) that my license was suspended would constitute probable cause. I recently read some police forums, and found out that, in PA, cops can pull your entire history, but it takes more time than the usual check they do when running plates. So this makes me think that the officer may have prematurely pulled me over (negligence).

