When the officer stopped him, Carswell was obliged to give up his home address
Speeding Ticket Leads to Heroin Bust
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Category: Drug Interdiction
Suspect’s Stomach Fluttering Supported Traffic Stop Extension for Drug Dog Sniff
The deputy needed only reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to extend the traffic stop
Slow and Tow: Proper Pre-Tow Inventory Policy Defeats Suppression Motion for Drugs
Slowing down and following policy led to admission of the drugs
Would Slowing Down and Conducting Inventory Have Made This Evidence Admissible?
In so many situations, officers would benefit from slowing down
Unwitting CIs Provide Probable Cause to Search
The appellate court held the controlled buys were reliable indicators
Key Principles of Security Threat Group Intelligence Operations in Jails
Policy and strategic planning support the process from intelligence gathering to operational application
Investigation by the Numbers Supports Valid Search
The deputy started with reasonable suspicion to stop the suspect
Intelligence Gathering in Correctional Facilities: Mission & Process
A federal RICO case illustrates the mission and process of gathering intelligence on security threat groups
Strip Search During Drug Booking Ruled Reasonable
The court held there was ample reasonable suspicion to conduct the visual body cavity search
Confidential Informant Was Reliable: Stop and Search Upheld
The appellate court held “this tableau is redolent of probable cause.”
Second Sniff, Second Search and Seizure of Heroin Upheld
United States v. Bettis, 2020 (8th Cir. 2020)
Trooper’s Stopwatch Calculations Justified Stop; Detention for Dog Sniff Was Proper
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Robinson v. State, 454 P.3d 149 (Wy. 2019) A trooper saw Bryan Robinson driving below the speed limit on the freeway and...