On July 6, 2016, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Rucinski v. County of Oakland et al. [i] , in which the Sixth Circuit examined whether the shooting of an armed mentally ill man was reasonable under the Fourth [...]
On July 7, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided the State v. Jung [i], which in which the court of appeals upheld a trial court’s grant of a motion to suppress because of a lack of actual consent to the [...]
On May 5th, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Lee v. Bevington et al. [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to when deadly force is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Lee, taken [...]
On May 19, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Whitfield v. State [i], which serves as instructive concerning the law related to law enforcement officers conducting warrantless searches of probationer’s residences. The relevant facts of Whitfield, taken directly from the case, [...]
On June 20th, 2016, the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Zilke v. State [i], which reverses the line of Georgia cases that held that OCGA §17-4-23 gave peace officers the authority to enforce traffic law and make traffic arrests anywhere in the state, even [...]
On April 21, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Palmer [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to traffic stops and reasonable suspicion required to expand the scope of a traffic stop. [...]
On May 31, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided United States v. Graham [i], which discussed the constitutionality of police obtaining cell-site location information (CSLI) from cellular providers without obtaining a search warrant. CSLI indicates which cell tower transmitted the [...]
On May 6, 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided King v. Handorf [i], which serves as instructive concerning the law pertaining to whether certain activities of tax appraisers constitute Fourth Amendment violations. The relevant facts of King, taken directly from the [...]
On April 22, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Pina [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to vehicle searches and searches of luggage. The relevant facts of Pina, taken directly from the [...]
On April 22, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided the State v. Reid [i], which serves as instructive concerning the law related to voluntary consent for a blood test under the Georgia Implied Consent statute. The relevant facts of Reid, taken [...]