Pay attention, but don’t sound the alarm
K-9 Entrances Lead to Suppressed Evidence in Stinker State
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Paint By the Numbers in Traffic Stops
Consider what could have happened had the traffic stop unfolded with a slight variation
Use of Two-Step Interrogation Technique Results in Murder Conviction Reversal
The two-step interrogation technique is always legally risky
With 2 Rulings, SCOTUS Rebukes Lower Courts and Doubles Down on Qualified Immunity Guidance
The Court has made clear that qualified immunity decisions must be specific to the facts of each case
A Vehicle Containment Is a Seizure, Probably an Arrest
In this case, the court assumed a vehicle containment constituted an arrest.
Court Considers State-Created Danger Exception in Deadly Landlord-Tenant Dispute
The appellate court opined the plaintiffs might raise a valid claim under the state-created danger doctrine
Chicken Scratch Citation Is Just Fine
There is no showing in any event that using a computer would have produced the warning within 37 seconds
Once Again, “Talk Nice” Carries Legal Weight
Reasonable suspicion analysis is based on the totality of the circumstances
Chalk One Up for Alison Patricia Taylor!
Taylor sued, alleging the tire chalking violated her Fourth Amendment rights
Decision Not to Conduct DNA Testing Didn’t Defeat Conviction
Court: “This was not a case made or broken on forensic testing”
Drug Dog Sniff of Storage Unit Wasn’t a Search
The search warrant was properly issued for the storage unit
Even if Demanding Identification Wasn’t Justified, Officers Protected from Suit
Even if the officers misapplied state law, they still would have been entitled to qualified immunity