TN: Exigency for warrantless can't be based on exigency
The police made a warrantless entry based on speculation of exigency. Their knowledge of actions in the home showed nothing out of the ordinary, too. State v. Tate, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1035...
View ArticleNY: Police can't query for guns without RS there might be one
During a traffic or pedestrian stop, an officer in New York must have reasonable suspicion to ask about whether a weapon is possessed. Officers already have the power to order occupants out of a car....
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Petty Thefts in Los Angeles Spike During Xmas. Santa (and the Police) Are...
Statistical analyses of petty theft in Los Angeles paint a pretty grim holiday picture. According to the National Retail Federation, 95% of all retail stores (that’s 19 out of every 20 stores) falls...
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TX - Female cop (Kellie Helleson) performs cavity search on two women during...
Original Article12/18/2012 Two Texas women are suing after state troopers subjected them to a humiliating and invasive 'roadside body cavity search' that was caught on video. Female trooper Kellie...
View ArticleDriving Privileges, Part IV.
The law in Ohio provides for limited driving privileges when you are under a suspension for a DUI. You are eligible for privileges after any hard suspension time. Once eligible, you can get privileges...
View ArticleUntreue: Dreieinhalb Jahre Freiheitsstrafe für ehemaligen Schatzmeister der...
Der frühere Schatzmeister der Brandenburger Grünen musste sich vor dem Landgericht Potsdam wegen gewerbsmäßiger Untreue verantworten. In den Jahren 2010 und 2011 soll er rund 274.000 Euro aus der...
View ArticleDriving Privileges, Part IV.
The law in Ohio provides for limited driving privileges when you are under a suspension for a DUI. You are eligible for privileges after any hard suspension time. Once eligible, you can get privileges...
View ArticleAs Long As Your Car Is Stopped Anyway
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="arial">The theory underlying the law enforcement panacea in <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/95-5841.ZO.html">Whren v. United...
View ArticleReckless Driving in Culpeper
If you’re facing a Culpeper reckless driving ticket, you need to talk with an experienced traffic defense lawyer who can help you handle the case. You have options. Video Transcription Hello. My name...
View ArticleStuttgart-21: Massives Vorgehen gegen Demonstranten führt zu Streit in der...
In der Rot-Grünen-Regierungskoalition in Baden-Württemberg gibt es erneut Ärger aufgrund der Stuttgart-21-Demonstranten. Die Grünen kritisieren vor allem das massive Vorgehen der Staatsanwaltschaft...
View ArticlePoliceOne:com: "Video: Women file suit over 'painful' roadside cavity search"
PoliceOne:com: Video: Women file suit over 'painful' roadside cavity search | Officers stated the women were acting strange and suspected marijuana was involved by Eric Nicholson, The Dallas Observer...
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Florida Supreme Court to Hear DUI Breath Machine Appeal Next Year
The Florida Supreme Court has delayed a hearing until early next year on the issue of whether the maker of the only state-approved breathalyzer machine must turn over evidence showing how it works....
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Tacoma Child Porn Charges Filed Against Former Capital Playhouse Director
The former interim director of Capital Playhouse in Olympia is now formally facing more than a dozen charges of possessing child pornography, according to local media reports. Our child pornography...
View ArticleNC: Even a mistake of law can be reasonable without violating the Fourth...
Even a mistake of law can be reasonable without violating the Fourth Amendment, following United States v. Martin, 411 F.3d 998 (8th Cir. 2005). State v. Heien, 2012 N.C. LEXIS 1003 (December 14,...
View ArticleCA5: Burning a dead man's car to coverup murder was Fourth Amendment violation
Aside from other crimes, a NOPD officer’s burning a dead man’s car to cover up murder during the aftermath of Katrina was a civil rights violation, too. United States v. McRae, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS...
View ArticleOH12: Factor in consent here was defendant was not a “newcomer to the law”
Defendant’s consent was found valid on the totality, and factor to consider is that the defendant is not a “newcomer to the law.” State v. Smith, 2012 Ohio 5962, 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 5112 (12th Dist....
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Alabama Ignition Interlock Law Continues to Confound Authorities
Amid calls by the National Transportation Safety Board to enact a strict nationwide policy that would mandate ignition interlock devices for all persons convicted of DUI, officials in Alabama have yet...
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Massachusetts Holiday Driving - Be a Responsible Party Host
With all of the holiday cheer, it's easy to forget about the responsibility you have if you're throwing a party at your home or work. In Massachusetts, a party host, and even employers hosting holiday...
View ArticleNC: Claim that officer to sense nervousness in driver while driving next to...
Stop was without justification; how could officer tell occupants of a car were nervous along side of them? This is no more than an "unparticularized suspicion or hunch." State v. Canty, 2012 N.C. App....
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Ottawa Teen Arraigned on Attempted Murder Charges
17-year-old Eric Ortega of Park Township was recently arrested on attempted murder charges. On December 17, Ortega was arraigned on charges of assault with intent to murder in the stabbing of his...
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