Appellate court reasons visual body cavity searches are even more intrusive than strip searches
Reasonable Suspicion Required to Conduct a Visual Body Cavity Search
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Category: Drug Interdiction
Justifying a No-Knock Entry
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Geiger v. Sloan, 780 Fed. Appx. 150 (5th Cir. 2019) An officer prepared an affidavit for a no-knock search warrant at...
Corrupt Cop Was Not Victim of Criminal Entrapment
The officer failed to show he was “induced” to steal
And Another Low Bar: Tandem Driving Supports Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Belakhdhar, 924 F.3d 925 (6th Cir. 2019)
Breach for Breach, Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth (Leviticus 24:20)
The question posed to the Supreme Court was whether the Excessive Fines Clause is “incorporated,” or in other words, applied to punishments imposed by state court as well as federal courts; the Court answered in the affirmative.
Free Game for a Sniff: No Fourth Amendment Violation for K9 Sniffing Car in Public Parking Area
An officer may search a vehicle without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe it contains evidence or contraband, and the officer may search anywhere the contraband could reasonably be hidden.
Probable Cause Affidavit Leads to Suspects’ Facebook Face Plant
Allegations that ATF agents unlawfully obtained information from a gang’s public account aren’t backed by a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Dog Lawfully Sniffed Drugs Once Invited Inside Cocaine Dealer’s Home
When a drug dealer calls for help he didn’t expect the K9 to smell the drugs inside his home from the doorway.
Reading the Supreme Court Tea Leaves on “Question First, Warn Later”
Evidence found subsequent to questions without a Miranda warning is still admissible—at least in this case.
Jampy Gets Jumpy: 8th Circuit Upholds K9 Search Where Dog Jumps into Car
On the surface, United States v. Pulido-Ayala looked like a case questioning whether a detection dog’s instinctive jump into a vehicle constituted a Fourth Amendment search. But the judges saw things differently.
Police Dogs at Risk: Symptoms and Treatment of Opioid Exposure in Canine Officers
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The law enforcement working dog is one of the most valuable assets for any agency. Some 50,000 working dogs in the U.S. are performing tasks such as narcotics detection,...
Marijuana Legalization Creates Challenges for Officers Enforcing Impaired Driving Laws
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]The battle to choose what substances are acceptable for recreational use was, is and will be a topic that polarizes society. Where has all the...