Question Presented: During a drug arrest, may the suspect’s phone be searched incident to his or her arrest and may that phone be searched back at the station? Over the last ten to fifteen years, cellular telephones, pagers and other [...]
I. Purpose: The purpose of this order is to adopt safety directives and guidelines for dealing with the carrying of firearms while in an off-duty status for dealing with an officer’s duty and responsibility to take action in response to criminal [...]
In Los Angeles County v. Rettele et. al, i the United States Supreme Court reviewed a civil rights lawsuit brought against Los Angeles County officers who had executed a search warrant at a home that had been sold and was no longer in [...]
Each and everyday, law enforcement officers throughout the United States come into contact with persons who are suffering from some disability. Some of these persons are suffering from a disability that would make them eligible for protection under the Americans [...]
The United States Supreme Court decided another case impacting law enforcement operations on June 18th. i The case concerns whether a passenger in a vehicle which has been unlawfully stopped can challenge the basis of the stop when evidence is discovered relative [...]
The United States Supreme Court concluded that an officer’s decision to terminate a pursuit by ramming the fleeing motorist, who’s driving posed a serious threat to other motorists, does not violate the 4th Amendment. Victor Harris was clocked speeding by [...]
Estate of Boliek v. Anne Arundel County, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11182 (Dist. Md. 2005). A recent case before the United States District Court for the state of Maryland considered the concept of “color of law.” In order to allege [...]
The United States Supreme Court further clarified the rules regarding consent searches in homes in Randolph v. Georgia, decided March 22, 2006. The Randolph case began as a fairly typical call to the police. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph were involved [...]
In Wheeler v. City of Philadelphia, the federal trial court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dealt with what law enforcement officers would consider a common occurrence. Police responded to a call of a man who was having a psychotic [...]
United States v. Grubb, 547 U.S. ___, slip op. 04-1414 (3/21/06) Anticipatory Search Warrant Valid Though Triggering Event Not Included in Warrant. The United States Supreme Court held that an anticipatory search warrant, that described the triggering event for execution [...]