On July 25, 2024, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Storrs v. Rozeboom[i], in which the court examined whether officers were entitled to qualified immunity in a suit that involved allegations of unlawful detention, false arrest, retaliation under the [...]
On July 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Gonzalez[i], which serves as an excellent review of law pertaining to drug interdiction traffic stops. The relevant facts of Gonzalez are as follows: On June [...]
On July 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Terrell v. Harris County[i], in which the court examined liability of the Sheriff and the County after a deputy allegedly committed sexual assault with a woman he met at [...]
On May 17, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Harris v. Hixon[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to liability for arresting the wrong person. The relevant facts of Harris are as follows: It [...]
On May 14, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Faile v. City of Leesburg[i], in which the court examined whether two officers were entitled to qualified immunity for false arrest. The relevant facts of Faile are as follows: [...]
On May 17, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Martinez[i], in which the court examined whether a K9 trained to detect humans hidden in vehicles, as well as narcotics, was reliable since the K9 [...]
On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court of Florida decided the State v. Creller[i], in which the court examined whether a K9 officer that arrives midway through a traffic stop to conduct a free-air sniff of the vehicle can order [...]
On April 16, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Chisesi v. Hunady[i], which is instructive regarding a sheriff’s liability for failing to train deputies on dealing with mentally ill subjects. In this case, Jonathan Victor was involved in [...]
In 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Shaw v. City of Selma[i], in the court of appeals examined whether an officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he shot man who had created a disturbance in a restaurant and [...]
On April 22, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Martin v. United States[i], which is instructive regarding the legal standard used by the courts in determining if an officer is liable for executing a warrant at the wrong [...]