On January 5th, 2015, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Quiles v. City of Tampa Police Dept. et al. [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to the reasonableness requirement for officers using deadly force. The [...]
On October 20, 2014, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals of decided the United States v. Reid [i], in which they found that an officer acted reasonably under the Fourth Amendment when he accompanied an arrestee back into her home so she [...]
On December 9th, 2014, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Stiegel v. Collins [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to reasonable suspicion and reasonable force during a Terry Stop. The relevant facts of Stiegel, taken directly [...]
On December 16, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Brown v. State [i], in which the court applied the recent United States Supreme Court ruling in Riley v. California [ii] to suppress evidence obtained in a cell phone search. The facts of Brown, [...]
On October 16, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals of decided the Cass v. City of Dayton, et al. [i], in which they found that an officer acted reasonably under the Fourth Amendment when he fired upon a vehicle, killing the [...]
On July 16, 2014, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided the State v. Allen et al.[i], which serves as instructive for Georgia peace officers regarding detentions during traffic stops for the purpose of obtaining consent or utilizing a canine to sniff [...]
On September 3, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals of decided the Krause v. Redford Police Department, et al.[i], in which they upheld as reasonable the use of a flash-bang grenade and shooting of a man who was barricaded in [...]
On September 16, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Andino [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to warrantless home entry based on destruction of evidence and the plain view doctrine. The [...]
On August 6, 2014, the First Circuit Court of Appeals of decided the United States v. Martinez [i], which serves as an excellent review of the legal requirements of a frisk for weapons. The relevant facts of Martinez, taken directly from the case, [...]
On July 14, 2014, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided the Bodiford v. State [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to canine searches during traffic stops and detentions during traffic stops. The relevant facts of Bodiford, taken directly [...]