On July 3, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Felton v. State [i] which serves as an excellent review of the law related to investigative detentions based upon dispatches and frisks of individuals being lawfully detained. The facts of Felton [...]
On July 31, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Sabo [i] which instructive regarding consent to enter private premises. The facts of Sabo are as follows: In January 2010, two Deputy U.S. Marshals knocked on Terry Sabo's trailer [...]
On February 1, 2013, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Myers v. Baltimore County, Maryland [i], in which the court defined some boundaries regarding the reasonable use of a TASER. The facts of Myers taken directly from the case are as follows: Ryan [...]
On January 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Rashid v. State [i] which among other things, involved the admission in court of a recorded conversation between the suspect and family members in the police interview room after a Miranda violation. The facts [...]
On July 10, 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Jeter [i] which serves as an excellent review of constitutional law as it pertains to seizures of persons that run from the police. The facts of Jeter, taken [...]
On July 15, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Mouscardy [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to reasonable suspicion and frisks. The facts of Mouscardy are as follows: On March 11, 2010, at [...]
On May 23, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Daniels v. State [i] , which serves as an excellent review of the law as it pertains to the levels of officer / citizen encounters. The facts of Daniels are as follows: [O]fficers [...]
On May 13, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Gonzales v. City of Anaheim et al. [i], which serves as an excellent review of the law as it pertains to reasonable force. The facts of Gonzales, taken directly from the case, are [...]
On July 11, 2013, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Bausby [i] which serves as an excellent review of the legal concept of curtilage and how it pertains to the Fourth Amendment. The facts of Bausbyare as follows: One [...]
On July 10, 2013, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Mongold and Moore [i], which addresses the issue of whether the odor of marijuana, a misdemeanor in Oklahoma, supports exigent home entry without a warrant. The facts [...]