On February 22, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Alloway[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to consent to enter private premises and plain view. The relevant facts of Alloway [...]
On February 1, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Hobbs[i], which is instructive regarding police use of an emergency order for a cellular service provider to ping a cell phone and provide location information [...]
On January 6, 2022, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Jones[i], which serves an excellent review of the law related to seizures of persons and consent to search when conducting a knock and talk. The [...]
On January 24, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Kirilova v. Braun[i], which is instructive regarding police use of deadly force under the Fourth Amendment. In Kirilova, officers were called to a possible burglary. When they arrived, witnesses [...]
On January 18, 2022, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Coronado v. Olsen[i], which is instructive regarding police use of force at a SWAT call with a barricaded subject. The relevant facts of Coronado are as follows: On August [...]
On January 24, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Williamson v. City of Nat’l City[i], which is instructive regarding police use of force with protestors at public meetings. The relevant facts of Williamson are as follows: In July [...]
On January 4, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided the State v. Arroyo[i], which is instructive regarding the use of a drug-sniffing K9 outside of an apartment door. The relevant facts of Arroyo are as follows: [T]he record [...]
On February 27, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Brown[i], which is instructive regarding when a discrepancy between the actual color of a vehicle and the color listed on the registration can amount to [...]
On December 17, 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Smith[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to the legal standing of former vehicle occupants to contest a stop and search [...]
On December 20, 2021, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Gates[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to seizures of persons and reasonable suspicion. The relevant facts of Gates are as [...]