On October 23, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Lowe v. State[i], in which the court discussed various exceptions to the warrant requirement that pertain to vehicles, and ultimately decided to reverse the trial court’s denial of a [...]
On October 16, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Jones v. Perez[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to probable cause, false arrest, and the role of witness credibility in a probable cause determination. [...]
On October 18, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Holly[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to consensual encounters. The facts of Holly, both the officer’s version of events and [...]
On October 16, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Bailey v. Swindell et al.[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy violated the Fourth Amendment when he arrested a person inside his residence without a warrant. The [...]
On July 15, 2020, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reheard the United States v. Curry[i], in which the court examined whether a stop of a person near the scene of a “shots fired” call, was reasonable under the “special [...]
On September 5, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Curry[i], in which the court examined whether a stop of a person near the scene of a shooting, but without reasonable suspicion, violated the Fourth [...]
On September 4, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided Jones v. County of Suffolk et al.[i], in which the court examined whether visits to Jones’ residence, for the purpose of verifying his address, as a person on the [...]
On September 11, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided O’Shields v. State[i], in which the court examined whether the consent of driver who was under the influence of drugs, not under arrest, and not provided the state “implied [...]
On September 5, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Robinson v. Hawkins et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity in an incident that involved a strip search. The relevant facts [...]
On September 20, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Adelman v. Branch[i], in which the court examined whether an officer with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was entitled to qualified immunity regarding the arrest of Adelman, who [...]