On December 22, 2021, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Ahamd[i], which is instructive regarding whether the retention of a driver’s license and other vehicle documents will render a consent to search a vehicle involuntary [...]
On December 30, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Stallworth v. Hurst[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The relevant facts of Stallworth are as follows: [...]
On October 13, 2021, the Court of Appeals of Florida decided Robinson v. State[i], which is instructive regarding the law related to canine sniffs at motel common areas. The facts of Robinson, taken directly from the case, are as follows: [...]
On November 17, 2021, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided McNeil v. State[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to when an officer may exceed the permissible scope of a traffic stop. The facts of [...]
On November 17, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Kinnemore v. Cochran[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to malicious prosecution claims under the Fourth Amendment. In this case, on November 23, 2017, Kinnemore [...]
On November 19, 2021, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Hennings v. Milone[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to excessive force. The relevant facts of Hennings are as follows: [Officer] Milone joined the pursuit [...]
On November 16, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Allen v. City of Ecorse[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to warrantless home entry in hot pursuit. The relevant facts of Allen are as [...]
On November 2, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Runnells v. State[i], which is instructive regarding reasonable suspicion. The relevant facts of Runnells are as follows: Llewellyn testified at the motion to suppress hearing that she had four years [...]
On October 26, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of decided Harmon v. City of Arlington[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to the use of deadly force when an officer is an unwilling, exterior [...]
On October 26, 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of decided Trail v. Cressell[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to malicious prosecution under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Trail are as follows: [...]