[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Inclusive in the current insanity gripping our nation is the notion that courts should focus on how police officers are...
[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"]With the introduction of California Assembly Bill 931 (AB931), voters in California have an important choice to make: Allow politicians to advance hastily written,...
[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"]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series. Click here for the previous article. Gordon Graham here—thanks for tuning back in. First, a quick recap. After some...
[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"]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"]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series. Click here for the previous article. Gordon Graham here. Thanks for taking the time to read more about real risk...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]"Good enough is not good enough. We have to get better at what we do.” Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham joined Detective Nick Selby and Professor Peter Moskos on a recent...
