[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Byrd v. United States, (2018) Terrence Byrd asked his former girlfriend, Latasha Reed, to rent a car for him. Reed signed a contract certifying she had a valid driver...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Tagg, 886 F.3d 579 (6th Cir. 2018) Officers executed a search warrant for illegal child pornography at Derek Tagg’s residence. At the residence, officers...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Motor Vehicle Administration v. Smith, (Md. App. 2018) An officer stopped Megan Smith at 0200 for driving without headlights. As the officer spoke to Smith, he detected an...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Lincoln v. Scott, (5th Cir. 2018) Officers were dispatched to a report that John Lincoln was armed and intended to shoot his mother. When officers arrived, only John and...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Johnson v. Thibodaux City, (5th Cir. 2018) Jackalene Johnson, Dawan Every, and Kelly Green were riding in a truck driven by Latisha Robertson. An officer recognized...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Kisela v. Hughes, 138 S.Ct. 1148 (2018) Officers responded to a report that Amy Hughes was acting erratically, “screaming and crying very loud,” and hacking at a tree with...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Morris v. State, (Tex. App., 8th Dist., 2018) Terry Lee Morris was dating the mother of a 15-year-old girl. When Morris and his girlfriend broke up, Morris reached out to...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Sanzone v. Gray, (7th Cir. 2018) Keith Koster’s friend called the police and asked them to check on Koster. The friend reported that Koster was vomiting and having trouble...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Vergara, (11th Cir. 2018) Hernando Javier Vergara docked at Tampa, Fla., after a cruise to Mexico. As a convicted sex offender, Vergara was on a watch...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]In the February issue of my legal e-newsletter, Xiphos, I asked for your thoughts on meeting the challenge of school shootings. Thanks to the officers who sent thoughtful...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Pankey, (4th Cir. 2018) A trooper saw Michael Pankey speeding and stopped him. Smelling burnt marijuana, the trooper asked who had been smoking marijuana...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Thompson, 881 F.3d 629 (8th Cir. 2018) Police received an anonymous tip that James Thompson was dealing illegal drugs. After a drive-by, officers contacted...
