On March 23, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Mason[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to the community caretaker function exception to the probable cause and warrant requirement under [...]
It is almost becoming a common occurrence when the news reports that some law enforcement special unit’s personnel are indicted or being investigated for criminal misconduct. These types of special units come in various forms and names: HIDTA, street crime, [...]
On February 17, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Louallen v. State[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle and the ability to expand the scope of the [...]
On February 21, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Wilson v. City of Bastrop[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Craig are as [...]
On February 15, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Craig v. Martin[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Craig are as follows: Officer [...]
On February 18, 2022, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Bosman[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to an officer’s use of force, or threat of force, during a Terry stop. [...]
On February 22, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Alloway[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to consent to enter private premises and plain view. The relevant facts of Alloway [...]
On February 1, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Hobbs[i], which is instructive regarding police use of an emergency order for a cellular service provider to ping a cell phone and provide location information [...]
On January 6, 2022, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Jones[i], which serves an excellent review of the law related to seizures of persons and consent to search when conducting a knock and talk. The [...]
On January 24, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Kirilova v. Braun[i], which is instructive regarding police use of deadly force under the Fourth Amendment. In Kirilova, officers were called to a possible burglary. When they arrived, witnesses [...]