The en banc court held that lower courts must stay the course of solid Fourth Amendment precedent
Pelvic Movement, Close Watch on Police Justified Frisk
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FBI Didn’t Entrap Miami Police Officers
Courts have listed several non-exclusive factors to consider in weighing whether the defendant was predisposed to commit the crime
Man Threatens Judge’s Life and Years Later Doubles Down
Nothing like a little salt in the judicial wound
Social Media Searches Upheld in Child Sex Trafficking Prosecution
There was “no basis to hold that the showing of the Facebook account to GMC was suggestive “
Sleeping Beauty Awakened by Prince of a Police Dog
The court gave as much credence to those claims as the jury gave to Caldwell’s fairy tale explanation of why he was fast asleep in the woods
Talk Nice, Think Mean, Seize Child Pornography, Secure Conviction
At the end of the day, the case remains a perfect example of “talk nice, think mean.”
Proper Travel-Related Questions Lead to Reasonable Suspicion
The officer talked nice, thought mean and conducted the stop by the numbers
Cuff, Double Lock, Check and Document
The threshold for alleging excessive force based on tight handcuffs is very low
Detention of Man with AR-15 Walking Toward School Was Lawful
Don’t back away from doing your job properly and effectively
Tuggle’s Losing Struggle with the Mosaic Theory of the Fourth Amendment
It appears that the mosaic theory holds sway with at least some of the Supreme Court justices
Asking, “Anything Illegal in the Car?” Leads to Admissible Evidence
The officer’s question did not extend the traffic stop—“not even by a second”
“No, I Don’t Know How the Gun Safe Under My Shirt Got There.”
Once the officer saw the car spun out and facing the wrong way, he had reasonable suspicion to investigate a possible traffic violation