On August 22, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Huebner v. Bradshaw et al.[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to false arrest and excessive force as it pertains to handcuffing. The relevant facts [...]
©2020 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) Officer Can Make Brief Stop of Vehicle where Registered Owner’s License is Revoked unless there is Information that should Dispel a Belief that the Owner is the Driver [...]
This encounter is becoming more and more common in today’s public safety employee administrative investigations. Can you order your employee to produce and assist in discovery of materials that might be on his/her personal cell phone or smart device? The [...]
On July 9, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Chambers v. State[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to seizures of persons and searches of abandoned property. The relevant facts of Chambers, taken directly [...]
On July 23, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Keller v. Fleming[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy violated the Fourth or Fourteenth Amendment when he drove a vagrant to the county line, dropped him off, [...]
On July 19, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Watkins v. Miller[i], in which the court examined whether, in response to a 911 call regarding a man in a parking lot, an officer violated the Fourth or Fourteenth [...]
On July 9, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Sawyer[i], in which the court examined whether a trespasser in residence has reasonable expectation of privacy in his belongings that he leaves inside the residence. [...]
On July 22, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Shull v. Walgreen Company et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity from liability when he was sued for violating the plaintiff’s [...]
On June 20, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Lane v. Nading et al.[i], in which the court examined whether a parole officer was entitled to qualified immunity from suit when he entered Lane’s motel room, without a [...]
On June 4, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Day v. State[i] which serves as an excellent review of the law regarding administrative or special needs searches. The facts of Day, taken directly from the case, are as [...]