On July 6, 2018, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Highbull[i], in which the court examined whether the Fourth Amendment applied when a woman retrieved a cell phone out of her boyfriend’s car and gave [...]
On July 11, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Escobar v. Montee[i], in which the court examined whether it was reasonable to allow a police K9 to bite a felony assault suspect who was within arm's reach of [...]
On July 10, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Mason-Funk v. City of Neenah, et al.[i], in which the court examined a police shooting of a man who was an armed hostage of a barricaded gunman. The relevant [...]
On June 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of South Carolina decided State v. Brown[i], in which the court discussed whether a burglary suspect, who apparently dropped his cell phone at the scene of a burglary, abandoned his Fourth Amendment reasonable [...]
On June 4, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals of decided Manners v. Cannella et al.[i], in which the court discussed whether officers were entitled to qualified immunity for an arrest and use of force incident. This is a [...]
On June 4, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Manners v. Cannella et al.[i], in which the court discussed whether officers were entitled to qualified immunity for an arrest and use of force incident. This is a two-part [...]
On June 6, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Boyd[i], in which the court discussed whether probable cause existed, based on an informant’s undercover drug purchase and officer observations, to justify a search of [...]
On June 19, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Cozzi v. City of Birmingham et al.[i], in which the court discussed the legal principals involved in a Fourth Amendment false arrest suit. The relevant facts of Cozzi are [...]
On May 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Caffee v. State[i], in which the court discussed whether, based upon the odor of marijuana during a traffic stop, an officer may conduct a warrantless search of an occupant if [...]
On May 1, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Richardson[i], in which the court examined whether statements made by the defendant were admissible and whether information received from court order for cell phone geographical [...]